pyrrolidyl

noun

pyr·​rol·​idyl

-(ˌ)dil,

-dᵊl

variants or pyrrolidinyl

⸗¦⸗⸗¦dēnᵊl

plural -s

: any of three univalent radicals C₄H₈N derived from pyrrolidine by removal of one hydrogen atom

Word History

Etymology

pyrrolidine + -yl

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