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Benzopyrone vs Benzopyrene - What's the difference?

benzopyrone | benzopyrene |

As nouns the difference between benzopyrone and benzopyrene

is that benzopyrone is either of chromone and coumarin, the two ketone derivatives of benzopyran that constitute the core skeleton of many flavonoid compounds while benzopyrene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (having five fused benzene rings) that is both mutagenic and carcinogenic.

benzopyrone

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Noun

(wikipedia benzopyrone)
  • (chemistry) Either of chromone and coumarin, the two ketone derivatives of benzopyran that constitute the core skeleton of many flavonoid compounds.

    • benzopyrene

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia benzopyrene)
  • (en noun) (Properly : benzo[a]pyrene )
  • (organic compound) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (having five fused benzene rings) that is both mutagenic and carcinogenic