vinylpyrrolidone

noun

A vinyl derivative of pyrrolidone that is used in organic synthesis

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

nounvinylpyrrolidone (plural vinylpyrrolidones)

plural vinylpyrrolidones

  1. chemistryA vinyl derivative of pyrrolidone that is used in organic synthesis

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weh₁y-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wéyh₁ō
  3. Proto-Italic*wīnom
  4. Latinvīnum
  5. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  6. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  7. Englishvinyl
  8. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  9. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  10. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  11. Ancient Greekπῠρρός (pŭrrhós)
  12. GermanPyrro
  13. Englishpyrrole
  14. Englishpyrrolidine
  15. GermanKeton
  16. Englishketone
  17. Englishpyrrolidone
  18. Englishvinylpyrrolidone

From vinyl + pyrrolidone.

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