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Definition of: piperidine
(pi·per′ə·dēn) noun Chem.
A colorless liquid alkaloid, C5H11N, with a strong odor and caustic taste, contained in piperine and also made synthetically. [<L piper pepper + -ID(E) + -INE2]
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