pyrone

P3Y4R1O1N1E1

noun

Any of a class of cyclic chemical compounds that contain an unsaturated six-membered ring with two double bonds, one oxygen atom and a ketone functional group.

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pyranone
OriginEnglish ketone ← German Keton ← Latin pyr →
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Meanings

nounpyrone (plural pyrones)

plural pyrones

  1. chemistryAny of a class of cyclic chemical compounds that contain an unsaturated six-membered ring with two double bonds, one oxygen atom and a ketone functional group.

    Synonyms: pyranone

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of a class of cyclic chemical compounds that contain an unsaturated six-membered ring with two double bonds, one oxygen atom and a ketone functional group.

Similar
pyranone
Also see
pyranone

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  3. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  4. Latinpyr
  5. Englishpyro-
  6. GermanKeton
  7. Englishketone
  8. Englishpyrone

From pyro- + -one.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Poyner
Cite this entry
APA

pyrone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrone

MLA

“pyrone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyrone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrone.

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