pyrrole en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɪɹəʊl/ (UK)
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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 From German Pyrrol, corresponding to Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós, “reddish, fiery”) + -ole.
Meanings
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Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and a nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C₄H₅N.
The way the red crystals absorbed light suggested that the molecule might contain a porphyrin-like structure, a flat ring made up of four smaller rings called pyrroles […].
1998, Georgina Ferry, Dorothy Hodgkin: A Life:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pyrroles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
kryptopyrrole · pyrrolyl · bipyrrole · phenylpyrrole · oligopyrrole · vinylpyrrole · pyrrolic · benzylpyrrole · glimepiride · fluoropyrrole · tetrapyrrole · pyrroline · tetrahydropyrrole · acylpyrrole · pyrroloindoline · dipyrrole · cryptopyrrole · pyrrolone · polypyrrole · arylpyrrole · pyrroloquinoline · pyrrolobenzodiazepine · pyrrolocarbazole
Descendants
Synonyms
Translations (17)
it pirrolo (any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds) · de Pyrrol (any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds) · ja ピロール (any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds) · ba пиррол (any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds) · bg пирол (any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds) · ca pirrole (any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds) · pl pirol (any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds) · fr pyrrole (any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds) · es pirrol (any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds) · yue 吡咯 (any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds) · ko 피롤 (any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds) · cmn 吡咯 (any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds) · fi pyroli (any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds) · eo pirolo (any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds) · ky пиррол (any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds) · kk пиррол (any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds) · pt pirrol (any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds)