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vinylpyridine

noun
vi·​nyl·​pyridine | \ ¦vÄ«nᵊl+\

Definition of vinylpyridine

: any of three liquid isomeric bases CH2=CHC5H4N synthesized in various ways and used to introduce basic sites in polymer chains by copolymerizing with other vinyl-containing monomers (as acrylonitrile or styrene)

History and Etymology for vinylpyridine

vinyl + pyridine

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