pyrene

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[ pahy-reen, pahy-reen ]
/ ˈpaɪ rin, paɪˈrin /

noun Botany.

a putamen or stone, especially when there are several in a single fruit; a nutlet.

Origin of pyrene

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1830–40; < New Latin pȳrēna < Greek pȳrḗn fruit stone

Words nearby pyrene

pyrazole, pyrazoline, pyrazolone, pyrazolone dye, pyre, pyrene, pyrenean, pyrenean mountain dog, pyrenees, pyrenocarp, pyrenoid

Definition for pyrene (2 of 2)

pyrene 2
[ pahy-reen ]
/ ˈpaɪ rin /

noun Chemistry.

a polycyclic, aromatic crystalline hydrocarbon, C16H10, consisting of four fused benzene rings, found in coal tar and believed to be carcinogenic.

Origin of pyrene

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First recorded in 1880–85; pyr- + -ene

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British Dictionary definitions for pyrene (1 of 2)

pyrene 1
/ (ˈpaɪriːn) /

noun

a solid polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon extracted from coal tar. Formula: C 16 H 10

Word Origin for pyrene

C19: from pyro- + -ene

British Dictionary definitions for pyrene (2 of 2)

pyrene 2
/ (ˈpaɪriːn) /

noun

botany any of several small hard stones that occur in a single fruit and contain a single seed each

Word Origin for pyrene

C19: from New Latin pyrena, from Greek purēn