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pyrone

pyrone noun: any of a class of cyclic chemical compounds that contain an unsaturated six-membered ring with two double bonds, one oxygen atom and a ketone functional group.

Noun

pyrone (plural pyrones)

  1. Any of a class of cyclic chemical compounds that contain an unsaturated six-membered ring with two double bonds, one oxygen atom and a ketone functional group.
    Synonyms:
    pyranone

Synonyms of pyrone

Forms of pyrone

pluralpyrones

Origin of pyrone

From pyro- + -one.

Words formed from pyrone

Questions about pyrone

What does pyrone mean?
Pyrone means any of a class of cyclic chemical compounds that contain an unsaturated six-membered ring with two double bonds, one oxygen atom and a ketone functional group.
What part of speech is pyrone?
Pyrone is a noun.
What is the plural of pyrone?
The plural of pyrone is pyrones.

Words near pyrone in the dictionary

  1. pyromucite
  2. pyromucous acid
  3. pyromusical
  4. Pyron
  5. pyronaridine
  6. pyrone
  7. pyronecrosis
  8. pyronecrotic
  9. pyronemataceous
  10. pyrones
  11. pyronin

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