Definition of Pyrene

1. Noun. A pale yellow crystalline hydrocarbon C16H10 extracted from coal tar.

Generic synonyms: Hydrocarbon

2. Noun. The small hard nutlet of a drupe or drupelet; the seed and the hard endocarp that surrounds it.
Generic synonyms: Nutlet

Definition of Pyrene

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

2. n. Same as Pyrena.

Definition of Pyrene

1. a putamen [n -S] - See also: putamen

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyrene

pyramis
pyramises
pyran
pyranoid
pyranose
pyranoses
pyranoside
pyranosides
pyrans
pyrargyrite
pyrargyrites
Pyrausta
Pyrausta nubilalis
pyre
pyrectic
pyrene (current term)
Pyrenees
Pyrenees daisy
pyrenes
pyrenoid
pyrenoids
Pyrenomycetes
pyres
pyrethrin
pyrethrins
pyrethroid
pyrethroids
Pyrethrum
pyrethrums
pyretic

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