Pyrene

(thing) by CentrX Wed Oct 25 2000 at 20:06:54
A colorless hydrocarbon, C16H10, obtained from coal tar. Its structure consists of the fusion of four benzene rings.
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(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:23:45

Py"rene (?), n. [Gr. fire.] Chem.

One of the less volatile hydrocarbons of coal tar, obtained as a white crystalline substance, C16H10.

 

© Webster 1913.

Py"rene, n. Bot.

Same as Pyrena.

 

© Webster 1913.

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