pyrene
/paɪˈɹiːni/
pyrene noun: a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing four fused benzene rings; first isolated from coal tar. Also the alternative form of pyrena.
Noun
pyrene (plural pyrenes)
- A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing four fused benzene rings; first isolated from coal tar
Proper noun capitalized: Pyrene
Pyrene
- 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.
- The Pyrenees.
- The power of the Kings more abſolute, than in moſt other kingdomes, their territories very large; for the Kings of England, beſide Ireland, have commanded from the Iſles of Orkenay, to the Pyrene Mountains, and are de jure,Kings of all France by deſcent.1636, William Camden, “Britaine”, in Remaines Concerning Britaine, London: […] Thomas Harper, for John Waterſon, page 4
- The Pyrene (Πυρήνη) or Pyrenaei Montes were the boundary between Gallia and Iberia […]1878, William Smith, A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1, page 949
Also used as
pyrene is also the alternative form of pyrena.
Forms of pyrene
| plural | pyrenes |
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Origin of pyrene
From pyr- + -ene.
From Ancient Greek πῡρήν (pūrḗn, “fruit-stone”).
Borrowed from Latin Pȳrēnē, from Ancient Greek Πυρήνη (Purḗnē).
Words formed from pyrene
Words that rhyme with pyrene
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- queeny
- sheeny
- wahine
- weeny
- zucchini
- Adiabene
- Apamene
- arancini
- Atropatene
- bandikini
- bandini
- bandkini
- beany
- blackberrytini
- blueberrytini
- broccolini
- bucatini
- burkini
- burqini
- camikini
- capellini
- caulini
- cheekini
- chocolatini
- chocotini
- cinnamontini
- coffeetini
- Commagene
- crostini
- damascene
- Datterini
- Emesene
- facekini
- fatkini
- Feeney
- fettuccine
- gingertini
- Gini
- Gogarene
- grissini
- halterini
- halterkini
- Lamborghini
- Laodicene
- lemon drop martini
- limetini
- linguine
- mankini
Questions about pyrene
- What does pyrene mean?
- Pyrene means a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing four fused benzene rings; first isolated from coal tar.
- What part of speech is pyrene?
- Pyrene can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce pyrene?
- Pyrene is pronounced /paɪˈɹiːni/.
- What is the plural of pyrene?
- The plural of pyrene is pyrenes.
Words near pyrene in the dictionary
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