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pyran

pyran noun: any of a class of unsaturated heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms, an oxygen atom and two double bonds; especially the simplest one, C₅H₆O.

Noun

pyran (plural pyrans)

  1. Any of a class of unsaturated heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms, an oxygen atom and two double bonds; especially the simplest one, C₅H₆O.

Forms of pyran

pluralpyrans

Origin of pyran

pyre + -an

Words formed from pyran

Questions about pyran

What does pyran mean?
Pyran means any of a class of unsaturated heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms, an oxygen atom and two double bonds; especially the simplest one, C₅H₆O.
What part of speech is pyran?
Pyran is a noun.
What is the plural of pyran?
The plural of pyran is pyrans.

Words near pyran in the dictionary

  1. pyramoid
  2. pyramoids
  3. pyrams
  4. Pyramul
  5. Pyramus
  6. pyran
  7. pyranic
  8. pyranine
  9. pyranines
  10. pyranoanthocyanin
  11. pyranoanthocyanins

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