aldehydine
noun
al·de·hyd·ine
¦al-də-¦hī-ˌdēn
plural -s
1
: methylethylpyridine
2
: any of a class of solid bases containing the imidazole ring formed by condensing aldehydes with aromatic ortho-diamines
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary aldehyde + -ine; originally formed as German aldehydin
First Known Use
1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1