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CRYPTIDINE
Cryp "
ti
*
dine
(krp "t-dn; 1 4 ), n.
Etym:
[
Gr.
krypto `s
hidden.
] (
Chem.
)
Defn:
One
of
the
quinoline
bases,
obtained
from
coal
tar
as
an
oily
liquid,
C11H11N;
also,
any
one
of
several
substances
metameric
with,
and
resembling,
cryptidine
proper.