coridine Meaning, Definition & Usage

Co"ri*dine noun

Etymology

From L. cortium leather.

Definitions

1. A colorless or yellowish oil, C10H15N, of a leathery odor, occuring in coal tar, Dippel's oil, tobacco smoke, etc., regarded as an organic base, homologous with pyridine. Also, one of a series of metameric compounds of which coridine is a type. Written also corindine.