pyran

English

Etymology

pyre + -an

Noun

pyran (plural pyrans)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of unsaturated heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms, an oxygen atom and two double bonds; especially the simplest one, C₅H₆O.

Derived terms

• pyranic
• pyranoflavonol
• pyranose

Related terms

• pyre
• pyrite
• pyrex

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 吡喃 (bei² naam⁴)

  Mandarin: 吡喃 (bǐnán)

• French: pyrane (fr)
• Hungarian: pirán
• Japanese: ピラン (piran)
• Korean: 피란 (ko) (piran)
• Spanish: pirano m

See also

• furan

Anagrams

• pryan