• Pyrene

    Origin 1

    From - + ene + -.

    Full definition of pyrene

    Noun

    pyrene

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

    Derived terms

    Origin 2

    From Ancient Greek πυρήν ("fruit stone").

    Noun

    pyrene

    (plural pyrenes)
    1. (botany) the stone of a drupe
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