pyrazolidine

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noun

A saturated five-membered heterocycle containing three carbon atoms and two nitrogen atoms

OriginEnglish pyrazole ← French azote ← Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) →
Scrabble 27
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Meanings

nounpyrazolidine (countable and uncountable, plural pyrazolidines)

plural pyrazolidines

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA saturated five-membered heterocycle containing three carbon atoms and two nitrogen atoms

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  3. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  4. Latinpyr
  5. Englishpyro-
  6. Englishpyr-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*né
  8. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  10. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  13. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  14. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  15. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  16. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  17. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  18. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  19. Frenchazote
  20. Englishazote
  21. Englishazo-
  22. Englishazole
  23. Englishpyrazole
  24. Englishpyrazolidine

From pyrazole + -idine.

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APA

pyrazolidine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrazolidine

MLA

“pyrazolidine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrazolidine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyrazolidine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrazolidine.

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