benzopyrone

B3E1N1Z10O1P3Y4R1O1N1E1

noun

Either of chromone and coumarin, the two ketone derivatives of benzopyran that constitute the core skeleton of many flavonoid compounds.

OriginEnglish pyrone ← German Keton ← Latin pyr →
Scrabble 27
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Meanings

nounbenzopyrone (countable and uncountable, plural benzopyrones)

plural benzopyrones

  1. countableuncountablechemistryEither of chromone and coumarin, the two ketone derivatives of benzopyran that constitute the core skeleton of many flavonoid compounds.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
benzopyranone

Origin

  1. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  4. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  5. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  6. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  7. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  8. Old Javanesejawa
  9. Old JavaneseJawi
  10. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  11. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  12. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  13. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  14. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  15. Catalanbenjuí
  16. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  17. Englishbenzoin
  18. Englishbenzo-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  20. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  21. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  22. Latinpyr
  23. Englishpyro-
  24. GermanKeton
  25. Englishketone
  26. Englishpyrone
  27. Englishbenzopyrone

From benzo- + pyrone.

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APA

benzopyrone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benzopyrone

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