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pyrroline

pyrroline noun: any of three isomeric monounsaturated heterocycles having a five-membered ring and one nitrogen atom C₄H₇N; any derivative of these compounds.

Noun

pyrroline (plural pyrrolines)

  1. Any of three isomeric monounsaturated heterocycles having a five-membered ring and one nitrogen atom C₄H₇N; any derivative of these compounds

Forms of pyrroline

pluralpyrrolines

Origin of pyrroline

From pyrrole + -ine.

Words formed from pyrroline

Questions about pyrroline

What does pyrroline mean?
Pyrroline means any of three isomeric monounsaturated heterocycles having a five-membered ring and one nitrogen atom C₄H₇N; any derivative of these compounds.
What part of speech is pyrroline?
Pyrroline is a noun.
What is the plural of pyrroline?
The plural of pyrroline is pyrrolines.

Words near pyrroline in the dictionary

  1. pyrrolidinylthiambutene
  2. pyrrolidone
  3. pyrrolidonecarboxylic
  4. pyrrolidones
  5. pyrrolidonyl
  6. pyrroline
  7. pyrrolines
  8. pyrrolinone
  9. pyrrolinones
  10. pyrrolizidine
  11. pyrrolizidine alkaloidosis

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