Viridine
Pronunciation : Vir"i*dine
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. viridis green.] (Chem.)
Definition : Defn: A greenish, oily, nitrogenous hydrocarbon, C12H19N7, obtained from coal tar, and probably consisting of a mixture of several metameric compounds which are higher derivatives of the base pyridine.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913