piperidine

See also: pipéridine

English

Etymology

From piper + -idine.

Noun

piperidine (countable and uncountable, plural piperidines)

1. (organic chemistry) An alicyclic heterocycle, containing 5 carbon atoms and one nitrogen atom, formally derived by the hydrogenation of pyridine; many of its derivatives are alkaloids or pharmaceuticals

   Synonyms: azinane, perhydropyridine

Derived terms

• acylpiperidine
• benzopiperidine
• dimethylpiperidine
• donepezil
• fenpiverinium
• haloperidol
• hydroxypiperidine
• loperamide
• meperidine
• mesoridazine
• pancuronium
• paridocaine
• paroxetine
• perifosine
• perone
• pethidine
• phenylpiperidine
• piperidide
• piperidinedione
• piperidinic
• piperidinium
• piperidinyl
• piperidinyloxy
• spiropiperidine
• tetramethylpiperidine
• thioridazine
• trimeperidine

Translations

organic compound

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 哌啶 (paai³ ding⁶)

  Mandarin: 哌啶 (pàidìng)

• Japanese: ピペリジン (piperijin)
• Kazakh: пиперидин (piperidin)
• Korean: 피페리딘 (piperidin)