polypyrrolidone

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noun

Any polymer composed of pyrrolidone monomers; Synonym of polyvinylpolypyrrolidone.

OriginEnglish pyrrolidone ← German Keton ← Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós) →
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Meanings

nounpolypyrrolidone (plural polypyrrolidones)

plural polypyrrolidones

  1. chemistryAny polymer composed of pyrrolidone monomers; Synonym of polyvinylpolypyrrolidone.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  6. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  7. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  8. Ancient Greekπῠρρός (pŭrrhós)
  9. GermanPyrro
  10. Englishpyrrole
  11. Englishpyrrolidine
  12. GermanKeton
  13. Englishketone
  14. Englishpyrrolidone
  15. Englishpolypyrrolidone

From poly- + pyrrolidone.

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