noun
- Plural of piperidine; a class of organic compounds containing a six-membered nitrogen-containing ring, widely used in pharmaceutical and chemical synthesis.
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- Piperidines are important building blocks in the synthesis of many medications.
- The pharmaceutical industry uses piperidines as precursors for numerous drug compounds.
- Researchers studied the reactivity of different piperidines in organic reactions.
- Several piperidines have been identified as potential therapeutic agents.
- The chemical properties of piperidines make them valuable in laboratory synthesis.