English Explanatory Dictionary

pyrene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing four fused benzene rings; first isolated from coal tar
noun
  1. Alternative form of pyrena.
name
  1. A daughter of King Bebryx who was loved or violated by Heracles; after fleeing into the wilderness and dying, she was buried by him, and the Pyrenees were said to be named after her.
  2. The Pyrenees.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pyrene.wav /paɪˈɹiːni/

Word forms

pyrene pyrenes

Etymology

From pyr- + -ene.

Related words

Pyrenean Pyrenees

Derived words

benzopyrene circumpyrene dibenzopyrene monopyrenous nitropyrene polypyrene pyrenic pyrenoid pyrenol pyrenous
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