styrylpyrone

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noun

Any styryl derivative of a pyrone, some of which show anticancer activity

OriginEnglish pyrone ← German Keton ← Latin pyr →
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Meanings

nounstyrylpyrone (plural styrylpyrones)

plural styrylpyrones

  1. chemistryAny styryl derivative of a pyrone, some of which show anticancer activity

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekστύραξ (stúrax)
  2. Latinstyrax
  3. Englishstyrene
  4. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  5. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  6. Englishstyryl
  7. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  9. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  10. Latinpyr
  11. Englishpyro-
  12. GermanKeton
  13. Englishketone
  14. Englishpyrone
  15. Englishstyrylpyrone

From styryl + pyrone.

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APA

styrylpyrone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/styrylpyrone

MLA

“styrylpyrone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/styrylpyrone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “styrylpyrone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/styrylpyrone.

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