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pyrone definition

py·rone (pī′rōn′, pī rōn′)

noun

  1. either of two isomeric, unsaturated, closed-chain compounds, CHO, from which several yellow dyes are derived
  2. any of a class of compounds derived from pyrone

Etymology: Ger pyron: see pyro- & -one

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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