/pi per"i deen', -din, puy-, pip"euhr i-/ , n. Chem.
a colorless, water-soluble liquid, C 5 H 11 N, obtained from the alkaloid piperine or from pyridine: used chiefly as a solvent.
[ 1850-55; piper PEPPER + -ID 3 + -INE 1 ]
/pi per"i deen', -din, puy-, pip"euhr i-/ , n. Chem.
a colorless, water-soluble liquid, C 5 H 11 N, obtained from the alkaloid piperine or from pyridine: used chiefly as a solvent.
[ 1850-55; piper PEPPER + -ID 3 + -INE 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012