"pyrene" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pyrenes [plural]
Etymology: From pyr- + -ene. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|pyr|ene}} pyr- + -ene Head templates: {{en-noun}} pyrene (plural pyrenes)
  1. (chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing four fused benzene rings; first isolated from coal tar Categories (topical): Chemistry Derived forms: benzopyrene, dibenzopyrene, polypyrene, pyrenic, circumpyrene, pyrenoid Translations (hydrocarbon): pirè [masculine] (Catalan), pyreeni (Finnish), pirene [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-pyrene-en-noun-L3yMBbFM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pyr-, English terms suffixed with -ene, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 56 44 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: pyrenes [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek πῡρήν (pūrḗn, “fruit-stone”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|πῡρήν||fruit-stone}} Ancient Greek πῡρήν (pūrḗn, “fruit-stone”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pyrene (plural pyrenes)
  1. (botany) A pyrena; a nutlet resembling a seed, or the kernel/stone of a drupe. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-pyrene-en-noun-aCpcYALR Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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