| PYRENE | • pyrene n. (Chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing four fused benzene rings; first isolated from coal tar. • pyrene n. (Botany) A pyrena; a nutlet resembling a seed, or the kernel/stone of a drupe. • PYRENE n. the hard covering of the kernel of certain fruits. |
| PYRENES | • pyrenes n. Plural of pyrene. • PYRENE n. the hard covering of the kernel of certain fruits. |
| PYRENOID | • pyrenoid n. (Biology) any of several transparent structures found in the chloroplast of certain algae etc.; they… • PYRENOID n. a protein body of certain lower organisms. |
| PYRENEITE | • pyreneite n. (Mineralogy) A greyish-black garnet. • PYRENEITE n. a black garnet. |
| PYRENOIDS | • pyrenoids n. Plural of pyrenoid. • PYRENOID n. a protein body of certain lower organisms. |
| BENZPYRENE | • benzpyrene n. Alternative form of benzopyrene. • BENZPYRENE n. a cancer-inducing hydrocarbon, also BENZOAPYRENE. |
| PYRENEITES | • pyreneites n. Plural of pyreneite. • PYRENEITE n. a black garnet. |
| PYRENOCARP | • PYRENOCARP n. a perithecium, a small fruiting body containing ascospores. |
| BENZOPYRENE | • benzopyrene n. (Organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (having five fused benzene rings) that is both… |
| BENZPYRENES | • benzpyrenes n. Plural of benzpyrene. • BENZPYRENE n. a cancer-inducing hydrocarbon, also BENZOAPYRENE. |
| PYRENOCARPS | • PYRENOCARP n. a perithecium, a small fruiting body containing ascospores. |
| BENZOAPYRENE | • benzoapyrene n. A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, the result of incomplete combustion of organic matter at high temperatures… • BENZOAPYRENE n. a carcinogenic hydrocarbon found in coal tar, also BENZPYRENE. |
| BENZOPYRENES | • benzopyrenes n. Plural of benzopyrene. |
| BENZOAPYRENES | • benzoapyrenes n. Plural of benzoapyrene. • BENZOAPYRENE n. a carcinogenic hydrocarbon found in coal tar, also BENZPYRENE. |
| PYRENOMYCETOUS | • PYRENOMYCETOUS adj. belonging to the Pyrenomycetes, a group of Ascomycetes whose characteristic fructification is the perithecium. |