ˈkänəˌrēn, -_rə̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, alteration (influenced by pyridine ) of coniine; originally formed as German konyrin; from the fact that conyrine stands in the same chemical relationship to coniine as does pyridine to piperidine
: an oily base C 8 H 11 N obtained as a decomposition product of coniine; 2-propyl-pyridine