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pyrrolidine

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

Noun

pyrrolidine (plural pyrrolidines)

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

Forms of pyrrolidine

pluralpyrrolidines

Origin of pyrrolidine

From pyrrole + -olidine.

Words formed from pyrrolidine

Questions about pyrrolidine

What does pyrrolidine mean?
Pyrrolidine means any of a class of heterocyclic amines having a saturated five-membered ring; especially the parent compound of this class, C₄H₉N.
What part of speech is pyrrolidine?
Pyrrolidine is a noun.
What is the plural of pyrrolidine?
The plural of pyrrolidine is pyrrolidines.

Words near pyrrolidine in the dictionary

  1. pyrrole
  2. pyrroles
  3. pyrrolic
  4. pyrrolide
  5. pyrrolides
  6. pyrrolidine
  7. pyrrolidinedione
  8. pyrrolidinediones
  9. pyrrolidines
  10. pyrrolidinium
  11. pyrrolidiniums

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