pyrene

See also: pyrène

English

Etymology 1

pyrene

From pyr- +‎ -ene.

Noun

pyrene (plural pyrenes)

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

Derived terms

Translations

hydrocarbon

Catalan: pirè m
Finnish: pyreeni
Italian: pirene m

Etymology 2

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

Noun

pyrene (plural pyrenes)

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

Anagrams

repyne

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