PYRENE

pyrene

(noun) the small hard nutlet of a drupe or drupelet; the seed and the hard endocarp that surrounds it

pyrene

(noun) a pale yellow crystalline hydrocarbon C16H10 extracted from coal tar

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

pyrene (plural pyrenes)

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

Etymology 2

Noun

pyrene (plural pyrenes)

(botany) the stone of a drupe

Anagrams

• repyne

Source: Wiktionary


Py"rene, n. Etym: [Gr. (Chem.)

Definition: One of the less volatile hydrocarbons of coal tar, obtained as a white crystalline substance, C16H10.

Py"rene, n. (Bot.)

Definition: Same as Pyrena.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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