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- Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
- Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
- Ancient Greekπῠρρός (pŭrrhós)
- GermanPyrro
- Englishpyrrole
- Englishpyrrolidine
- English todayproline
Short for pyrrolidine.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
proline
Today it means: A nonessential amino acid C₅H₉NO₂ found in most animal proteins, especially collagen; its cyclic structure leads to kinks in the peptide chain of proteins. Full definition →
English pyrrolidine ← German Pyrro ← Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)