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Meaning of "pyrene" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PYRENE

From pyro- + -ene.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PYRENE

pyrene  [ˈpaɪriːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PYRENE

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conjunction
determiner
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Pyrene is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PYRENE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pyrene

Pyrene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of four fused benzene rings, resulting in a flat aromatic system. The chemical formula is C 16H 10. This colorless solid is the smallest peri-fused PAH. Pyrene forms during incomplete combustion of organic compounds.

Definition of pyrene in the English dictionary

The definition of pyrene in the dictionary is a solid polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon extracted from coal tar. Formula: C16H10.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PYRENE


aminopyrine
əˌmaɪnəʊˈpaɪriːn
Cairene
ˈkaɪriːn
chlorine
ˈklɔːriːn
evergreen
ˈɛvəˌɡriːn
figurine
ˌfɪɡəˈriːn
green
ɡriːn
Greene
ɡriːn
marine
məˈriːn
neoprene
ˈniːəʊˌpriːn
on-screen
ˌɒnˈskriːn
polystyrene
ˌpɒlɪˈstaɪriːn
screen
skriːn
serene
sɪˈriːn
styrene
ˈstaɪriːn
submarine
ˈsʌbməˌriːn
sunscreen
ˈsʌnˌskriːn
tangerine
ˌtændʒəˈriːn
vitrine
ˈvɪtriːn
widescreen
ˈwaɪdˌskriːn
wolverine
ˈwʊlvəˌriːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PYRENE

pyre
Pyrenean
Pyrenean mountain dog
Pyrenees
pyreneite
pyrenocarp
pyrenoid
pyrenomycetous
pyrethrin
pyrethrin I
pyrethrin II
pyrethroid
pyrethrum
pyretic
pyretology
pyretotherapy
Pyrex
pyrexia
pyrexial
pyrexic

WORDS THAT END LIKE PYRENE

Adiprene
arene
benzoapyrene
buckminsterfullerene
chloroprene
Cyrene
fluorene
fullerene
gangrene
gas gangrene
gyrene
Hippocrene
Irene
isoprene
Nazarene
phenanthrene
polychloroprene
polyisoprene
schizophrene
terrene

Synonyms and antonyms of pyrene in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pyrene» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PYRENE

Find out the translation of pyrene to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pyrene from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pyrene» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pireno
570 millions of speakers

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pyrene
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pyrene
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بيرين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пирен
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pireno
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pyrene
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pyrène
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pyrene
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pyren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ピレン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

피렌
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pyrene
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

pyrene
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pyrene
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पायरे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

piren
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pirene
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pirenu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пірен
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

piren
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

πυρένιο
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

pyreen
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

pyren
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pyren
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pyrene

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PYRENE»

The term «pyrene» is regularly used and occupies the 85.024 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PYRENE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pyrene

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PYRENE»

Discover the use of pyrene in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pyrene and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pyrene Degradation by Mycobacterium Sp Kms: Biochemical ...
Pyrene, a four-ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), was identified as the chemical that requires the largest land area for soil bioremediation due to the slow rate of biodegradation at the Libby, Montana Superfund site.
Yanna Liang, 2010
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Photochemistry and Photophysics
A. pH-INDUCED CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITIONS OF POLY(METHACRYLIC ACID) 1. Studies with Pyrene The solubility of pyrene and other polycyclic hydrocarbons in aqueous solutions was found to be increased two orders of magnitude ...
Jan F. Rabek, 1991
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Chemistry and Carcinogenicity
Oxidation of pyrene with sodium dichromate in acetic anhydride-acetic acid gives a mixture of the pyrene 1,6- and 1,8-diones which are separable only by careful chromatographic procedures (Cho & Harvey, 1976). Ozonolysis of pyrene ...
Ronald G. Harvey, 1991
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Bioaccumulation in Marine Organisms: Effect of Contaminants ...
Benzo(a)pyrene is the best known of the higher molecular weight PAH carcinogens (Neff, 1979). Most of the benzo(a)pyrene in the environment comes from pyrolysis of organic matter, though small amounts are present in coal and petroleum.
J.M. Neff, 2002
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Photophysical Properties of Pyrene, 2,7 Diazapyrene and ...
Pyrene crystals, when selectively excited at 400nm, also produce a structured emission (Figure 2.4a), which spans the same wavelength range as the broad emission previously reported by Birks.9 The unstructured profile for the pyrene ...
Stephen Boateng, 2007
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Bioconjugate Techniques
Pyrene derivatives can be rather hydrophobic and unsuitable for use in bioconjugation unless they contain sulfonate groups on the rings, which provide dramatically increased water solubility. One family of pyrene dyes, termed Cascade Blue ...
Greg T. Hermanson, 2013
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Remediation of Petroleum Contaminated Soils: Biological, ...
Pyrene Pyrene is probably slow to be degraded (Ghisalba, 1983), but doubling the starting concentration of the compound results in higher degradation rates ( Wiesel, Wuebker, and Rehm, 1993). A sparing effect in the presence of other, ...
Eve Riser-Roberts, 1998
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Advanced Concepts in Fluorescence Sensing: Part B: ...
Considerations Regarding Pyrene Derivatives as Emission Probes for Macro- molecules The two principal observables for fluorescence studies of pyrene- labeled molecules are: (1) relative emission intensity; and (2) the ratio between the ...
Chris D. Geddes, Joseph R. Lakowicz, 2010
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Emission rates of carbon monoxide, particulate matter, and ...
Validating a simplified determination of benzo[a]pyrene in particulate matter from prescribed forestry burning. American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal 46( 6) :299-302. White, Jerry D. ; McMahon, Charles K. ; Gibbs, Hilliard L. 1984.
Jerry D. White, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station (Asheville, N.C.), 1987
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Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety: Guides, ...
To elucidate the nomenclature of PAHs, the name for benzo(a)pyrene is taken as an example. Benzo(a) — indicates that an aromatic ring is fused to pyrene in the a position. A ring can be fused also in positions b, e, and so on. However ...
Jeanne Mager Stellman, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PYRENE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pyrene is used in the context of the following news items.
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Smog days appear to be a distant memory for Hamilton
"The ambient air levels of benzo(a)pyrene are regularly above the current standard," she said, adding that next year those standards will be made more stringent ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
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CONCURSO DE RELATOS PYRENE (España)
1. Participantes.Podrá concurrir a esta convocatoria cualquier persona, con solo una obra original, escrita en lengua castellana, inédita y no premiada en otros ... «ESCRITORES. Recursos para escritores, Jun 15»
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La ciencia detras del mito sobre la formacion de los Pirineos
El mito griego que explica la formación de los Pirineos cuenta la historia de amor entre Pyrene y Heracles. Sin embargo, las rocas cuentan una historia ... «Heraldo.es, Jun 15»
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Toward better prediction of the effects of substances at very low doses
Benzo[a]pyrene is one of 105 substances which are classified as carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). According to estimates ... «Phys.Org, Mar 15»
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Despite new standards, high levels of carcinogens remain in …
Trying to understand the ministry's new standards and how benzo[a]pyrene and benzene fit in is “totally convoluted,” says Lynda Lukasik, the executive director ... «CBC.ca, Feb 15»
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US EPA calls meetings on benzo[a]pyrene
The US EPA has announced two meetings on the review of the draft toxicological assessment of benzo[a]pyrene under the Integrated Risk Information System ... «Chemical Watch, Jan 15»
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Mayor: Saunders Park neighbors need testing
Those residential soil tests came after contaminants, including arsenic, lead and benzo(a)pyrene, were found in soil at the park. Ohio EPA investigators will take ... «Columbus Dispatch, Nov 14»
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New compounds for the manufacture of tunable OLED devices
The family of neutral pyrene-based organic compounds can be prepared on a large scale and have proved to be very stable. They show strong emission in the ... «Phys.Org, Oct 14»
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Tests find oil legal, but not fit for food: FDA
The FDA also tested a sample taken from a carton of Chang Guann's lard oil manufactured on July 15 for acid value, benzo[a]pyrene, heavy metals, aflatoxin ... «Taipei Times, Sep 14»
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Essar to reduce cancer-linked emissions by 2020
Essar Steel Algoma says it aims to significantly cut down on emissions of benzene and benzo (a) pyrene in its steelmaking process. Essar Steel Algoma ... «SooToday.com, Jun 14»

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