PYROTECHNY


Meaning of PYROTECHNY in English

■ noun

1》 historical the use of fire in alchemy.

2》 another term for pyrotechnics .

Origin

C16: from Fr. pyrotechnie or mod. L. pyrotechnia , from Gk pur 'fire' + tekhnē 'art'.

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