photopyrone

P3H4O1T1O1P3Y4R1O1N1E1

noun

The ketone 3-hexyl-4-hydroxy-6-(2-methylpropyl)pyran-2-one (and related compounds) that at as quorum sensing signals in Photorhabdus

OriginEnglish pyrone ← German Keton ← Latin pyr →
Scrabble 21
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Meanings

nounphotopyrone (plural photopyrones)

plural photopyrones

  1. chemistryThe ketone 3-hexyl-4-hydroxy-6-(2-methylpropyl)pyran-2-one (and related compounds) that at as quorum sensing signals in Photorhabdus

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  9. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  10. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  11. Latinpyr
  12. Englishpyro-
  13. GermanKeton
  14. Englishketone
  15. Englishpyrone
  16. Englishphotopyrone

From photo- + pyrone.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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