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dihydropyridine

dihydropyridine noun: a molecule based upon pyridine, the parent of a class of molecules that have been semi-saturated with two substituents replacing one double bond.

Noun

dihydropyridine (plural dihydropyridines)

  1. A molecule based upon pyridine, the parent of a class of molecules that have been semi-saturated with two substituents replacing one double bond.
    • dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers

Forms of dihydropyridine

pluraldihydropyridines

Origin of dihydropyridine

From di- + hydro- + pyridine.

Words formed from dihydropyridine

Questions about dihydropyridine

What does dihydropyridine mean?
Dihydropyridine means a molecule based upon pyridine, the parent of a class of molecules that have been semi-saturated with two substituents replacing one double bond.
What part of speech is dihydropyridine?
Dihydropyridine is a noun.
What is the plural of dihydropyridine?
The plural of dihydropyridine is dihydropyridines.

Words near dihydropyridine in the dictionary

  1. dihydropyrans
  2. dihydropyrazole
  3. dihydropyrazoles
  4. dihydropyrazolo
  5. dihydropyrazolos
  6. dihydropyridine
  7. dihydropyridines
  8. dihydropyrimidinase
  9. dihydropyrimidinases
  10. dihydropyrimidine
  11. dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase

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