Definition of "pyrene" []

• The stone of certain fruits, such as the cherry. (noun)

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• "For example, the limit in fish of the PAH named benzo (a) pyrene is 35 parts per billion."
• "One study measured the ability of vegetables to suppress the cancer-causing genetic damage of various environmental toxins, including benzo (a) pyrene (BaP) which is the main cancer-causing chemical in cigarette smoke and auto exhaust."
• "Lange, “Presentation of Benzo(a)pyrene to Microsomal Enzymes by Asbestos Fibers in the Salmonella/Mammalian Microsome Mutagenicity Test,” Environmental Health Perspectives 51 (1983): 337–41."