Associations to the word «Pyridine»

Wiktionary

PYRIDINE, noun. (organic compound) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms and an nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C5H5N.

Dictionary definition

PYRIDINE, noun. A toxic colorless flammable liquid organic base with a disagreeable odor; usually derived from coal.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats