Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyrrole

/ˈpɪɹəʊl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: pyr-role
IPA: /ˈpɪɹəʊl/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and a nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C₄H₅N.

Example Sentences

"The way the red crystals absorbed light suggested that the molecule might contain a porphyrin-like structure, a flat ring made up of four smaller rings called pyrroles […]."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Hellenic *-rós Ancient Greek -ρός (-rós) Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)der. German Pyrrolbor. English pyrrole From German Pyrrol, corresponding to Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós, “reddish, fiery”) + -ole.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Pyrrol
Suffix: ole

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈpɪɹəʊl/

Inflected Forms

pyrroles (plural)

Derived Forms

acylpyrrole arylpyrrole benzylpyrrole bipyrrole cryptopyrrole dipyrrole fluoropyrrole glimepiride kryptopyrrole oligopyrrole phenylpyrrole polypyrrole

Synonyms

azole

Questions

How do you pronounce pyrrole?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɪɹəʊl/.
What does pyrrole mean?: Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and a nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C₄H₅N.
Where does pyrrole come from?: It is traced to German.

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