noun
- a six-membered heterocyclic organic compound containing one oxygen atom and five carbon atoms
Usage: chemistry
Examples
- The pyran ring is found in many natural sugars.
- Glucose contains a pyran structure in its cyclic form.
- The chemist studied the pyran derivative in the laboratory.
- Pyran compounds are important in carbohydrate chemistry.
- The molecule’s pyran ring gives it specific chemical properties.