pyrrolidine
[ pi-roh-li-deen, -din, -rol-i- ]
/ pɪˈroʊ lɪˌdin, -dɪn, -ˈrɒl ɪ- /
noun Chemistry.
a colorless, water-soluble, unpleasant smelling, poisonous liquid, C4H9N, from which proline and certain alkaloids are derived, prepared by reducing pyrrole: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
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British Dictionary definitions for pyrrolidine
pyrrolidine
/ (pɪˈrɒlɪˌdiːn) /
noun
an almost colourless liquid occurring in tobacco leaves and made commercially by hydrogenating pyrrole. It is a strongly alkaline heterocyclic base with molecules that contain a ring of four carbon atoms and one nitrogen atom. Formula: C 4 H 9 N
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Medical definitions for pyrrolidine
pyrrolidine
[ pĭ-rŏl′ĭ-dēn′ ]
n.
A nearly colorless liquid pyrrole to which four hydrogen atoms have been added. It has an ammonialike odor and is the structural basis of proline and hydroxyproline.
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