Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyridone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pyri-done
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two isomeric derivatives of pyridine having a carbonyl group either ortho- or para- to the nitrogen atom; in its tautomeric form, it is the pyridine analogue of phenol.

Inflected Forms

pyridones (plural)

Derived Forms

aspyridone thiopyridone

Questions

What does pyridone mean?: Either of two isomeric derivatives of pyridine having a carbonyl group either ortho- or para- to the nitrogen atom; in its tautomeric form, it is the pyridine analogue of phenol.

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