noun

• A crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon present in coal tar.

  A tetracyclic compound; chemical formula: C₁₆H₁₀

  ‘To this purpose we have considered four dyes, namely: indo - 1, rhodamine 6G, fluorescein, and pyrene.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘The concentration of pyrene in the lipid bilayer as well as the temperature were similar in experiment and simulations.’
  • ‘The biological half-life of pyrene absorbed via the respiratory tract is 9.8 hr.’
  • ‘The fluorescence methods include quenching, pyrene excimer formation, and RET.’
  • ‘Potential effects of other probes such as pyrene are briefly discussed.’