English Explanatory Dictionary

pyrrolidine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of heterocyclic amines having a saturated five-membered ring; especially the parent compound of this class, C₄H₉N.

Word forms

pyrrolidine pyrrolidines

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Hellenic *-rós Ancient Greek -ρός (-rós) Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)der. German Pyrrolbor. English pyrrole English -olidine English pyrrolidine From pyrrole + -olidine.

Derived words

bepridil ceftobiprole glyclopyramide piracetam pyrovalerone pyrrolidinium pyrrolidinone pyrrolidinopentiophenone pyrrolidinyl pyrrolidone rolicyclidine rolitetracycline
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