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Irene vs Arene - What's the difference?

irene | arene |

As nouns the difference between irene and arene

is that irene is the hydrocarbon formed by dehydration of irone while arene is any monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.

As a proper noun Irene

is eirene, the Greek goddess of peace, one of the Horae/Horæ; equivalent to the Roman goddess Pax.

irene

English

(wikipedia Irene)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • (Greek god) Eirene, the Greek goddess of peace, one of the Horae/; equivalent to the Roman goddess Pax.
  • (astronomy) Short for , a main belt asteroid.
  • , in regular use since the 19th century.
  • * 1653 Jeremiah Burroughs: Irenicum: To the Lovers of Truth & Peace . London, Robert Dawlman,1653. page 267:
  • But lest I be thought too literall, give me leave to allegorize upon this Irene'. Her name is a Greek name, ''??????'', it signifies peace; we must not dote upon our ' Irene , our private peace, that the publique should suffer for the sake of it.
  • * 1944 A.J.Cronin: The Green Years .Little, Brown, and Company, 1944. page 62:
  • "And I have such a horrible name. Think of it... Kate. Who would take Kate on a Moonlight Cruise...or out to the Minstrels at the point. If you ever do find me in the company of a strange young man, call me Irene . Promise me."
  • * 1993 Oscar Hijuelos: The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien . ISBN 0-14-023028-9 page 75:
  • Better to consider the love of Irene , the seventh of the sisters, with her most elegant name.

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    arene

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.
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