Etymology

pyrene

P3Y4R1E1N1E1

Today it means: A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing four fused benzene rings; first isolated from coal tar Full definition →

Ancient Greek πῡρήν
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pyrene · noun1

From pyr- + -ene.

pyrene · noun2

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπῡρήν“fruit-stone”
  2. English todaypyrene

From Ancient Greek πῡρήν (pūrḗn, “fruit-stone”).

Pyrene · proper noun3

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΠυρήνη
  2. Latin · borrowed fromPȳrēnē
  3. English todayPyrene

Borrowed from Latin Pȳrēnē, from Ancient Greek Πυρήνη (Purḗnē).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπῡρήν all →

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