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pyrone
[ pahy-rohn, pahy-rohn ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- either of two heterocyclic ketones having the formula C 5 H 4 O 2 .
pyrone
/ ˈpaɪrəʊn; paɪˈrəʊn /
noun
- either of two heterocyclic compounds that have a ring containing five carbon atoms and one oxygen atom with two double bonds and a second oxygen atom attached to a carbon atom in either the ortho -position ( alpha pyrone ) or the para -position ( gamma pyrone )
- any one of a class of compounds that are substituted derivatives of a pyrone
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We may here include various coumarin and benzo-γ-pyrone derivatives.
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