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Meaning of PY- in English

[py-] or pyo- comb form [Gk, fr. pyon pus--more at foul]: pus "pyemia" "pyorrhea"

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PY — Paraguay
Internet Domains English vocabulary
PY- — or pyo- combining form see: foul pus
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
PY- — var. of pyo- before a vowel: pyemia.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PY- — or pyo- Etymology: Greek, from pyon pus — more at foul : pus py emia pyo rrhea
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PY — ■ abbreviation Paraguay (international vehicle registration).
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PY — < networking > The country code for Paraguay. (1999-01-27)
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PY — Variant: or pyo- Function: combining form Etymology: Greek, from pyon pus ― more at FOUL : pus < py emia> …
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OH8E/PY — Located in KP55 DXCC entity: PP-PY - Brazil Last update on: 01/1998 Search OH8E at QRZ.COM Search OH8E at VHF-Group …
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STEATOPYGIA — [ste.a.to.py.gia] n [NL, fr. steat-, stear + Gk pyge buttocks] (1879): an excessive development of fat on the buttocks that …
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PYTHONESS — [py.tho.ness] n [ME Phitonesse, fr. MF pithonisse, fr. LL pythonissa, fr. Gk Python, spirit of divination, perh. fr. Pytho, seat …
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PYROXENITE — [py.rox.e.nite] n (ca. 1862): an igneous rock that is free from olivine and is composed essentially of pyroxene -- py.rox.e.nit.ic …
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PYROXENE — [py.rox.ene] n [F pyroxene, fr. Gk pyr- + xenos stranger] (1800): any of a group of igneous-rock-forming silicate minerals that …
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PYROTECHNICS — [py.ro.tech.nics] n pl (1729) 1 sing or pl in constr: the art of making or the manufacture and use of …
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PYROTECHNIC — [py.ro.tech.nic] also py.ro.tech.ni.cal adj [F pyrotechnique, fr. Gk pyr fire + techne art--more at technical] (1825): of or relating to …
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PYROMETER — [py.rom.e.ter] n [ISV] (1796): an instrument for measuring temperatures esp. when beyond the range of mercurial thermometers -- py.ro.met.ric adj …
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PYROMETALLURGY — [py.ro.met.al.lur.gy] n [ISV] (1908): chemical metallurgy depending on heat action (as roasting and smelting) -- py.ro.met.al.lur.gi.cal adj
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PYROMANIA — [py.ro.ma.nia] n [NL] (ca. 1842): an irresistible impulse to start fires -- py.ro.ma.ni.ac n -- py.ro.ma.ni.a.cal adj
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PYROLYZE — [py.ro.lyze] also py.ro.lize vt -lyzed also -lized ; -lyz.ing also -liz.ing (1932): to subject to pyrolysis -- py.ro.lyz.able adj -- …
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PYROLYSIS — [py.rol.y.sis] n [NL] (ca. 1890): chemical change brought about by the action of heat -- py.ro.lyt.ic adj -- py.ro.lyt.i.cal.ly adv
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PYROLYSATE — [py.rol.y.sate] or py.rol.y.zate n (1944): a product of pyrolysis
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PYROGENIC — [py.ro.gen.ic] adj [ISV] (1853) 1: producing or produced by heat or fever 2: of or relating to igneous origin -- …
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PYROELECTRICITY — [py.ro.elec.tric.i.ty] n [ISV] (ca. 1834): a state of electrical polarization produced (as in a crystal) by a change of temperature …
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PYRITES — [py.rites] n, pl pyrites [L, flint, fr. Gk pyrites of or in fire, fr. pyr fire] (1543): any of various …
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PYREXIA — [py.rex.ia] n [NL, fr. Gk pyressein to be feverish, fr. pyretos] (1769): abnormal elevation of body temperature: fever -- py.rex.i.al …
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PYRAMID — [pyr.a.mid] n [L pyramid-, pyramis, fr. Gk] (1549) 1 a: an ancient massive structure found esp. in Egypt having typically …
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PYLORUS — [py.lo.rus] n, pl py.lo.ri [LL, fr. Gk pyloros, lit., gatekeeper, fr. pyle] (1615): the opening from the vertebrate stomach into …
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PUPPY — [pup.py] n, pl puppies [ME popi, fr. MF poupee doll, toy, fr. (assumed) poupe doll] (1591): a young domestic dog; …
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PAPYRUS — [pa.py.rus] n, pl pa.py.ri or pa.py.rus.es [ME, fr. L--more at paper] (14c) 1: a tall sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the …
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PYE — also called Prome, town, southern Myanmar (Burma), on the Irrawaddy River. It is a trading centre and the site of …
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