English dictionary
pyrene
/p/aI/'r/i/n/i/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a pale yellow crystalline hydrocarbon C16H10 extracted from coal tar
Source: WordNet 3.0
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the small hard nutlet of a drupe or drupelet; the seed and the hard endocarp that surrounds it
Source: WordNet 3.0
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One of the less volatile hydrocarbons of coal tar, obtained as a white crystalline substance, C<sub>16</sub>H<sub>10</sub>.
Source: webster1913
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Same as <u>Pyrena</u>.
Source: webster1913