PYRENE


Meaning of PYRENE in English

[ 'pʌɪri:n ]

■ noun Chemistry a crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon, one of the last residues left when distilling coal tar.

Origin

C19: from Gk pur 'fire' + -ene .

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