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Pyrene
Py′rene
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] fire.]
(Chem.)
One of the less volatile hydrocarbons of coal tar, obtained as a white crystalline substance,
C16H10
. Definition 2024
pyrene
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
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek πυρήν (purḗn, “fruit stone”).
Noun
pyrene (plural pyrenes)