yüˈpirēən noun
( -s )
Etymology: eu- + Greek pyreion fire stick, from pyr fire — more at fire
: an early-19th-century match having a tip coated with sugar and potassium chlorate to be ignited by being dipped in sulfuric acid
yüˈpirēən noun
( -s )
Etymology: eu- + Greek pyreion fire stick, from pyr fire — more at fire
: an early-19th-century match having a tip coated with sugar and potassium chlorate to be ignited by being dipped in sulfuric acid
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012