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pyrrolidinone

pyrrolidinone noun: any heterocyclic ketone derived from pyrrolidine, but especially any 2-pyrrolidinone (a form of cyclic amide).

Noun

pyrrolidinone (plural pyrrolidinones)

  1. Any heterocyclic ketone derived from pyrrolidine, but especially any 2-pyrrolidinone (a form of cyclic amide)

Forms of pyrrolidinone

pluralpyrrolidinones

Origin of pyrrolidinone

From pyrrolidine + -one.

Words formed from pyrrolidinone

Questions about pyrrolidinone

What does pyrrolidinone mean?
Pyrrolidinone means any heterocyclic ketone derived from pyrrolidine, but especially any 2-pyrrolidinone (a form of cyclic amide).
What part of speech is pyrrolidinone?
Pyrrolidinone is a noun.
What is the plural of pyrrolidinone?
The plural of pyrrolidinone is pyrrolidinones.

Words near pyrrolidinone in the dictionary

  1. pyrrolidinediones
  2. pyrrolidines
  3. pyrrolidinium
  4. pyrrolidiniums
  5. pyrrolidino-
  6. pyrrolidinone
  7. pyrrolidinones
  8. pyrrolidinopentiophenone
  9. pyrrolidinophenone
  10. pyrrolidinophenones
  11. pyrrolidinyl

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