pyrocellulose | (noun) nitrocellulose containing less nitrogen than guncotton; used in making smokeless powder | - |
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pyrochemical | (adjective) of or relating to or produced by chemical reactions at high temperatures | - |
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pyrochemistry | (noun) processes for chemical reactions at high temperatures | Synonyms: pyrochemical process |
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pyroelectric | (adjective) relating to or exhibiting pyroelectricity | Synonyms: pyroelectrical |
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pyroelectrical | (adjective) relating to or exhibiting pyroelectricity | Synonyms: pyroelectric |
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pyroelectricity | (noun) generation of an electric charge on certain crystals (such as tourmaline) as a result of a change in temperature | - |
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pyrogallic | (adjective) of or relating to pyrogallol | - |
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pyrogallol | (noun) a toxic white lustrous crystalline phenol used to treat certain skin diseases and as a photographic developer | Synonyms: pyrogallic acid |
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pyrogen | (noun) any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature | Synonyms: pyrectic |
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(noun) any substance characterized by its great flammability | - |
pyrogenetic | (adjective) produced by or producing fever | Synonyms: pyrogenic, pyrogenous |
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pyrogenic | (adjective) produced under conditions involving intense heat | Synonyms: igneous, pyrogenous |
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(adjective) produced by or producing fever | Synonyms: pyrogenetic, pyrogenous |
pyrogenous | (adjective) produced under conditions involving intense heat | Synonyms: igneous, pyrogenic |
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(adjective) produced by or producing fever | Synonyms: pyrogenetic, pyrogenic |
pyrograph | (noun) a design produced by pyrography | - |
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pyrographer | (noun) an artist who practices pyrography | - |
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pyrographic | (adjective) of or relating to or produced by pyrography | - |
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pyrography | (noun) the act of producing drawings on wood or leather by using heated tools or a fine flame | - |
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pyrola | (noun) any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola | Synonyms: wintergreen |
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pyrolatry | (noun) the worship of fire | Synonyms: fire-worship |
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pyroligneous | (adjective) of a substance produced by the effect of heat on wood, especially by destructive distillation | Synonyms: pyrolignic |
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pyrolignic | (adjective) of a substance produced by the effect of heat on wood, especially by destructive distillation | Synonyms: pyroligneous |
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pyrolusite | (noun) a mineral consisting of manganese dioxide; an important source of manganese | - |
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pyrolysis | (noun) transformation of a substance produced by the action of heat | - |
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pyrolytic | (adjective) resulting from pyrolysis | - |
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pyromancer | (noun) one who practices pyromancy | - |
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pyromancy | (noun) divination by fire or flames | - |
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pyromania | (noun) an uncontrollable desire to set fire to things | - |
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pyromaniac | (noun) a person with a mania for setting things on fire | - |
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pyrometer | (noun) a thermometer designed to measure high temperatures | - |
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pyromorphite | (noun) a mineral consisting of lead chloride and phosphate; a minor source of lead | Synonyms: green lead ore |
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pyrope | (noun) a deep red garnet used as a gemstone | - |
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pyrophobia | (noun) a morbid fear of fire | - |
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pyrophosphate | (noun) a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid | - |
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pyrophyllite | (noun) a white or greenish aluminum silicate mineral (resembles talc) | - |
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pyroscope | (noun) a pyrometer that uses the color of the light emitted by a hot object | Synonyms: optical pyrometer |
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pyrosis | (noun) a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus); symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder | Synonyms: heartburn |
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pyrostat | (noun) a thermostat that operates at very high temperatures | - |
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pyrotechnic | (adjective) of or relating to the craft of making fireworks | Synonyms: pyrotechnical |
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(adjective) suggestive of fireworks | - |
(noun) (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc. | Synonyms: firework |
pyrotechnical | (adjective) of or relating to the craft of making fireworks | Synonyms: pyrotechnic |
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pyrotechnics | (noun) the craft of making fireworks | Synonyms: pyrotechny |
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(noun) (music) brilliance of display (as in the performance of music) | - |
pyrotechny | (noun) the craft of making fireworks | Synonyms: pyrotechnics |
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pyroxene | (noun) any of a group of crystalline silicate mineral common in igneous and metamorphic rocks | - |
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pyroxylin | (noun) highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers | Synonyms: pyroxyline |
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pyroxyline | (noun) highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers | Synonyms: pyroxylin |
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