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n. [ Gr. &unr_; fire. ] (Chem.) One of the less volatile hydrocarbons of coal tar, obtained as a white crystalline substance,
n. (Bot.) Same as Pyrena. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. Pyrenaei (sc. montes) the Pyrenees, fr. Pyrene, Gr.&unr_; a daughter of Bebryx, beloved by Hercules, and buried upon these mountains. ] Of or pertaining to the Pyrenees, a range of mountains separating France and Spain. --
n. [ Gr. &unr_; fire. ] (Chem.) One of the less volatile hydrocarbons of coal tar, obtained as a white crystalline substance,
n. (Bot.) Same as Pyrena. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. Pyrenaei (sc. montes) the Pyrenees, fr. Pyrene, Gr.&unr_; a daughter of Bebryx, beloved by Hercules, and buried upon these mountains. ] Of or pertaining to the Pyrenees, a range of mountains separating France and Spain. --