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Meaning of PYRENE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Py"rene\, n. [Gr. ? fire.] (Chem.)
    One of the less volatile hydrocarbons of coal tar, obtained
    as a white crystalline substance, {C16H10}.
    
  2. \Py"rene\, n. (Bot.)
    Same as {Pyrena}.
    
 
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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: The 'stone' (endocarp plus seed) of a succulent fruit. Compare berry, drupe.
 

 

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