"pyrrole" meaning in English

See pyrrole in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɪɹəʊl/ [UK] Forms: pyrroles [plural]
Etymology: From German Pyrrol, corresponding to Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós, “reddish, fiery”) + -ole. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|de|Pyrrol}} German Pyrrol, {{uder|en|grc|πυρρός||reddish, fiery}} Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós, “reddish, fiery”), {{suffix|en||ole}} + -ole Head templates: {{en-noun}} pyrrole (plural pyrroles)
  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and a nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C₄H₅N. Wikipedia link: pyrrole Categories (topical): Organic compounds Synonyms: azole Translations (any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds): пиррол (pirrol) (Bashkir), пирол (pirol) [masculine] (Bulgarian), pirrole [masculine] (Catalan), 吡咯 (bei² lok⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 吡咯 (bǐluò) (Chinese Mandarin), pirolo (Esperanto), pyroli (Finnish), pyrrole [feminine] (French), Pyrrol (German), pirrolo [masculine] (Italian), ピロール (pirōru) (Japanese), пиррол (pirrol) (Kazakh), 피롤 (pirol) (Korean), пиррол (pirrol) (Kyrgyz), pirol [masculine] (Polish), pirrol [masculine] (Portuguese), pirrol [masculine] (Spanish)

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