an unsaturated heterocyclic compound having a ring containing five carbon atoms and one oxygen atom and two double bonds. It has two isomers depending on the position of the saturated carbon atom relative to the oxygen
Word origin
C20: from pyro- + -an
pyran in American English
(ˈpaɪˌræn; paɪˈræn)
noun
any of a group of closed-chain compounds containing a ring, C5H6O, of one oxygen atom and five carbon atoms