pyranthrene

noun

pyr·​an·​threne

pə̇ˈranˌthrēn,

pīˈr-

plural -s

: a green-yellow crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of eight compactly but unsymmetrically fused benzene rings in three tiers

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary pyr- + -anthrene

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Rhymes for pyranthrene

• methylcholanthrene