pyrrolizidine
/ˌpɪrɒˈlɪzɪdiːn/Chemistry
noun
A colourless basic liquid which has a molecule consisting of two fused pyrrolidine rings sharing a carbon and a nitrogen atom.
- Formula: C7H13N..
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Chemical Abstracts. From German Pyrrolizidin from Pyrrolidin with inserted -iz (representing azo-), after Chinolizin.