pyre (3) | (noun) - from the Greek word = a pile for burning a dead body as a funeral rite. |
Pyrex (2) | (trademark) - from the Greek word = a company trademark for a type of glassware which is heat and chemical resistant. |
pyrocatechol (5) | (noun) - fire + catechol = C6H6O2, a heat modified phenol obtained from resins and similar materials or made synthetically and used in organic synthesis and as a photographic developer. |
pyroclastic (4) | (adj.) - fire + clastic = formed by volcanic or igneous action. |
pyroelectricity (4) | (noun) - fire + amber = electrical polarization cause by a change of temperature in a crystal. Pyroelectric and pyroelectical are the adjective forms. |
pyrogallol (4) | (noun) - fire + gallic (acid) ol = C6H6O3, a weakly acidic phenol obtained by pyrolyzing gallic acid and used as a reducing agent in photographic developing. |
pyrogen (4) | (noun) - fever + producing = a substance which produces a fever. |
pyrogenic (3) | (adj.) - fever + producing = producing or produced by heat or fever; of or an igneous origin. Pyrogenicity is the noun form. |
pyrolyze, pyrolize (5) | (verb) - fire + loosening = to expose to pyrolysis. Pyrolyzable is the adjective form and pyrolyzer noun form. |
pyrolysis (5) | (noun) - fire + loosening = chemical change brought about by heat. Pyrolytic is the adjective form and pyrolytically is the adverb form. |
pyromancy (5) | (noun) - fire + divination = divination by means of fire or flames. |
pyromania (3) | (noun) - fire + madness = an irresistible urge to start fires. Pyromaniacal is the adjective form and pyromaniac is the noun form for a person who does this. |
pyrometallurgy (4) | (noun) - fire + metal + work = the use of heat on chemical such as in roasting and smelting. Pyrometallurgical is the adjective form. |
pyrometer (3) | (noun) - fire + measure = a special kind of thermometer for measuring temperatures beyond the usual range of mercurial thermometers. Pyrometric is the adjective form, pyrometrically is the adverb form and pyrometry is the noun form. |
pyromorphite (5) | (noun) - fire + form, shape = a mineral containing mainly lead chloride and phosphate. |
pyrophoric (5) | (adj.) - fire + bear, carry = spontaneously igniting; giving off sparks when scratched or struck by steel or other metals. |
pyrophosphate (5) | (noun) - fire + light + carry = a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid. |
pyrophosphoric acid (5) | (noun) - fire + light + carry + sour, sharp = H4P2O7, a crystalline acid produced by heating orthophosphoric acid. |
pyrosis (5) | (noun) - fire + -sis = heartburn; a burning discomfort in the middle of the chest caused by acidic stomach fluids. |
pyrotechnic (4) | (adj.) - fire + skill = relating to pyrotechnics. Pyrotechnically is the adverb form and pyrotechnical is another adjective form. |
pyrotechnic (3) | (noun) - fire + skill = a firework or device for lighting a rocket, causing an explosion, etc. |
pyrotechnics (3) | (noun, as a plural) - fire + skill = the art or science of making, manufacturing and using fireworks; a spectacular fireworks display; an extreme display of any kind. Pyrotechnist is the noun form for a person who makes or studies this. |
pyroxene (5) | (noun) - fire + stranger = igneous, rock forming silicate minerals containing calcium, sodium, magnesium, iron, or aluminum, occur in prismatic crystals, and vary in color. Pyroxenoid can be either an adjective or noun. |
pyroxylin (4) | (noun) - fire + wood = a flammable nitrocellulose mixture used to make plastics and lacquers. |