|

pyrene

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: pyrene

1
n
the small hard nutlet of a drupe or drupelet; the seed and the hard endocarp that surrounds it
2
n
a pale yellow crystalline hydrocarbon C16H10 extracted from coal tar
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: pyrene
1

n the small hard nutlet of a drupe or drupelet; the seed and the hard endocarp that surrounds it

Type of:
nutlet
a small nut
2

n a pale yellow crystalline hydrocarbon C16H10 extracted from coal tar

Type of:
hydrocarbon
an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen
WORD FAMILY
USAGE EXAMPLES