pyrene
See also: pyrène
English
Noun
pyrene (plural pyrenes)
- (chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing four fused benzene rings; first isolated from coal tar
Derived terms
- polypyrene
- pyrenic
- circumpyrene
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek πυρήν (purḗn, “fruit stone”).
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