naphthopyrone

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noun

Any of a class of compounds having a structure consisting of a pyrone ring fused to that of naphthalene

OriginEnglish pyrone ← German Keton ← Latin pyr →
Scrabble 26
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Meanings

nounnaphthopyrone (plural naphthopyrones)

plural naphthopyrones

  1. chemistryAny of a class of compounds having a structure consisting of a pyrone ring fused to that of naphthalene

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
naphthopyranone

Origin

  1. Akkadiannapṭumbor.?
  2. Old Persian*naftah
  3. Ancient Greekνάφθα (náphtha)
  4. Latinnaphtha
  5. Englishnaphtha
  6. Englishnaphtho-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  9. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  10. Latinpyr
  11. Englishpyro-
  12. GermanKeton
  13. Englishketone
  14. Englishpyrone
  15. Englishnaphthopyrone

From naphtho- + pyrone.

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APA

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

MLA

“naphthopyrone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naphthopyrone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “naphthopyrone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naphthopyrone.

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