Meaning Of The Word Pyrene

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pyrene in American English 1
the stone of an apple, pear, or other drupe that contains several seeds
noun: a putamen or stone, esp. when there are several in a single fruit; a nutlet

pyrene in American English 2
a colorless hydrocarbon, C16H10, obtained from coal tar: its structure consists of the fusion of four benzene rings
noun: a polycyclic, aromatic crystalline hydrocarbon, C16H10, consisting of four fused benzene rings, found in coal tar and believed to be carcinogenic

pyrene in British English 1
noun: a solid polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon extracted from coal tar. Formula: C16 H10

pyrene in British English 2
noun: any of several small hard stones that occur in a single fruit and contain a single seed each

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