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19 Nouns That Contain YRE

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antipyresis (noun) medication with antipyretics to treat a fever
antipyretic (noun) any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever Synonyms: febrifuge
byre (noun) a barn for cows Synonyms: cow barn, cowbarn, cowhouse, cowshed
copyreader (noun) an editor who prepares text for publication Synonyms: copy editor, text editor
empyrean (noun) the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected Synonyms: celestial sphere, firmament, heavens, sphere, vault of heaven, welkin
gyre (noun) a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) Synonyms: coil, curl, curlicue, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl
hyperpyrexia (noun) extremely high fever (especially in children)
lyre (noun) a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment
lyrebird (noun) Australian bird that resembles a pheasant; the courting male displays long tail feathers in a lyre shape
lyreflower (noun) garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers Synonyms: bleeding heart, Dicentra spectabilis, lyre-flower
polystyrene (noun) a polymer of styrene; a rigid transparent thermoplastic
pyre (noun) wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite Synonyms: funeral pyre
pyrectic (noun) any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature Synonyms: pyrogen
pyrene (noun) the small hard nutlet of a drupe or drupelet; the seed and the hard endocarp that surrounds it
(noun) a pale yellow crystalline hydrocarbon C16H10 extracted from coal tar
pyrethrum (noun) spring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple flowers; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum Synonyms: Chrysanthemum coccineum, painted daisy, Tanacetum coccineum
(noun) white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum Synonyms: Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium, Dalmatia pyrethrum, Dalmatian pyrethrum, Tanacetum cinerariifolium
(noun) made of dried flower heads of pyrethrum plants
pyrexia (noun) a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection Synonyms: febricity, febrility, fever, feverishness
styrene (noun) a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene Synonyms: cinnamene, phenylethylene, vinylbenzene
thyreophoran (noun) armored dinosaurs: stegosaurs and ankylosaurs Synonyms: suborder Thyreophora, Thyreophora
tyre (noun) hoop that covers a wheel Synonyms: tire

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