Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyrene

/paɪˈɹiːni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: pyrene
IPA: /paɪˈɹiːni/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing four fused benzene rings; first isolated from coal tar

noun

Alternative form of pyrena.

name

A daughter of King Bebryx who was loved or violated by Heracles; after fleeing into the wilderness and dying, she was buried by him, and the Pyrenees were said to be named after her.

name

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The power of the Kings more abſolute, than in moſt other kingdomes, their territories very large; for the Kings of England, beſide Ireland, have commanded from the Iſles of Orkenay, to the Pyrene Mountains, and are de jure,Kings of all France by deſcent."
"The Pyrene (Πυρήνη) or Pyrenaei Montes were the boundary between Gallia and Iberia […]"
"Again it is from the Pyrene, which is a mountain towards the equinoctial setting (i.e. due west) in Celtica, that both the Istrus and the Tartessus flow; […]"

Etymology

From pyr- + -ene.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pyr
Root: Πυρήνη
Suffix: ene

Usage

Obsolete

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

pyrenes (plural)

Derived Forms

benzopyrene circumpyrene dibenzopyrene monopyrenous nitropyrene polypyrene pyrenic pyrenoid pyrenol pyrenous

Frequently Paired Words

Pyrenean Pyrenees

Rhymes With

bikini genie sweeney martini lamborghini teeny beanie zucchini gini santorini feeney queenie

Questions

How do you pronounce pyrene?: The recorded pronunciation is /paɪˈɹiːni/.
What does pyrene mean?: A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing four fused benzene rings; first isolated from coal tar
Where does pyrene come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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