Piperidine

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Piperidine \Pi*per"i*dine\, n. (Chem.)
     An oily liquid alkaloid, {C5H11N}, having a hot, peppery,
     ammoniacal odor. It is related to pyridine, and is obtained
     by the decomposition of piperine.
     [1913 Webster]