pyrene

See also: pyrène

English

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

• polypyrene
• pyrenic
• circumpyrene
• pyrenoid

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek πυρήν (purḗn, “fruit stone”).

Noun

pyrene (plural pyrenes)

1. (botany) the stone of a drupe

Anagrams

• repyne