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pyrrole
- /ˈpɪɹəʊl/ UK
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From German Pyrrol, corresponding to Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós, “reddish, fiery”) + -ole.
noun pyrroles
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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 […].
Similar: azole
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Talk about this word "pyrrole." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pyrrole. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pyrrole. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pyrrole "pyrrole." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pyrrole.Cite this
@misc{pyrrole_2026,
title = {pyrrole},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pyrrole},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
