pyrene

See also: pyrène

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Etymology 1

pyrene

From pyr- +‎ -ene.

Noun

pyrene (plural pyrenes)

1. (chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing four fused benzene rings; first isolated from coal tar

Derived terms

• benzopyrene
• dibenzopyrene
• polypyrene
• pyrenic
• circumpyrene
• pyrenoid

Translations

hydrocarbon

• Catalan: pirè m
• Finnish: pyreeni
• Italian: pirene m

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek πῡρήν (pūrḗn, “fruit-stone”).

Noun

pyrene (plural pyrenes)

1. (botany) A pyrena; a nutlet resembling a seed, or the kernel/stone of a drupe.

Anagrams

• repyne