English Dictionary: Pyrone | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pyrone \Py`rone\, n. [G. pyron, an abbr. of pyrokoman.] (Org. Chem.) An unsaturated cyclic compound, {C5H4O2}, of which two varieties are known, [alpha] and [gamma]. [gamma]-pyrone is the parent substance of several natural yellow dyestuffs. |