dihydropyrone

D2I1H4Y4D2R1O1P3Y4R1O1N1E1

noun

Any of a class of unsaturated six-membered heterocycles that contain one double bond, one oxygen atom and a ketone functional group.

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Meanings

noundihydropyrone (plural dihydropyrones)

plural dihydropyrones

  1. chemistryAny of a class of unsaturated six-membered heterocycles that contain one double bond, one oxygen atom and a ketone functional group.
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