CORIDINE

Co"ri*dine (k"r-dn; 104), n. Etym: [From L. cortium leather.]

Definition: 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.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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11 April 2025

NEWSPAPER

(noun) cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers; “they used bales of newspaper every day”


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There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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