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Definition: PYRROL |
PYRROLNoun1. A nitrogenous base found in coal tar, bone oil, and other distillates of organic substances, and also produced synthetically as a colorless liquid, C4H5N, having on odor like that of chloroform. It is the nucleus and origin of a large number of derivatives. So called because it colors a splinter of wood moistened with hydrochloric acid a deep red. |
Etymology: Pyrrol \Pyr"rol\, noun. [Greek expression flame-colored (from fire) Latin oleum oil.]. (Websters 1913) |
Crosswords: PYRROL |
| English words defined with "PYRROL": Purocoll, Pyrroline. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "PYRROL": Iodol. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "PYRROL" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Swedish (pyrrol). |
| Language | Translations for "PYRROL"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Russian | пиррол. (various references) | |
Swedish | pyrrol. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "PYRROL": pyrrole, pyrroles, pyrrolic, pyrrols. (additional references) | |
Words containing "PYRROL": tetrapyrrole, tetrapyrroles. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "PYRROL" (pronounced 'Pyr"rol'): Phlorol. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "l-o-p-r-r-y" | |
-1 letter: lorry. | |
-2 letters: lory, ploy, poly, ropy. | |
-3 letters: lop, ply, pol, pro, pry. | |
-4 letters: lo, op, or, oy, yo. | |
| Words containing the letters "l-o-p-r-r-y" | |
+1 letter: priorly, pyrrole, pyrrols. | |
+2 letters: properly, pyrroles, pyrrolic. | |
+3 letters: corruptly, perorally, portrayal, prolusory, pyrolyzer. | |
+4 letters: corporally, improperly, micropylar, portrayals, pyrolyzers, reportedly, superiorly, terpolymer. | |
+5 letters: corporality, corporately, corporeally, corruptibly, exploratory, horseplayer, incorruptly, polarimetry, poltroonery, polygrapher, posteriorly, purportedly, rapturously, reprovingly, swordplayer, temporarily, terpolymers, xylographer. | |
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