pyrene
pyrene · pyrenes
A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing four fused benzene ringsA polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing four fused benzene rings; first isolated from coal tar
Meaning
1 sensesA polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing four fused benzene rings; first isolated from coal tar
a pale yellow crystalline hydrocarbon C16H10 extracted from coal tar
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From pyr- + -ene.From pyr- + -ene.
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