English Explanatory Dictionary

naphthopyrone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of compounds having a structure consisting of a pyrone ring fused to that of naphthalene

Word forms

naphthopyrone naphthopyrones

Etymology

Etymology tree Akkadian napṭumbor.? Old Persian *naftahbor. Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha)bor. Latin naphthabor. English naphtha Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English naphtho- Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English pyrone English naphthopyrone From naphtho- + pyrone.

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