PYR-


Meaning of PYR- in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ combining form ]

or pyro-

Etymology: Greek, from pyr — more at fire

1. : fire : heat

pyro meter

pyr heliometer

2.

a. : produced by or as if by the action of heat

pyro electricity

b. : derived from a corresponding ortho acid by loss usually of one molecule of water from two molecules of acid

pyro phosphoric acid

3. : fever

pyro genic

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.