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cryptidine

cryptidine noun: one of the quinoline bases, obtained from coal tar as an oily liquid, C₁₁H₁₁N.

Noun

cryptidine (countable and uncountable, plural cryptidines)

  1. One of the quinoline bases, obtained from coal tar as an oily liquid, C₁₁H₁₁N.
  2. Any of several substances metameric with, and resembling, cryptidine proper.

Forms of cryptidine

pluralcryptidines

Origin of cryptidine

From Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós) + -idine.

Questions about cryptidine

What does cryptidine mean?
Cryptidine means one of the quinoline bases, obtained from coal tar as an oily liquid, C₁₁H₁₁N.
What part of speech is cryptidine?
Cryptidine is a noun.
What is the plural of cryptidine?
The plural of cryptidine is cryptidines.

Words near cryptidine in the dictionary

  1. cryptick
  2. crypticness
  3. cryptics
  4. cryptid
  5. cryptidin
  6. cryptidine
  7. cryptidines
  8. cryptidins
  9. cryptids
  10. cryptist
  11. cryptists

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