Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person who has a compulsion to set fires; a pyromaniac.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In photography, an abbreviation of
pyrogallol . - An element in many words of Greek origin or formation, meaning ‘fire.’
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Photog.), colloq. Abbreviation of
pyrogallic acid .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun slang a
pyromaniac - noun
pyrocellulose - noun
pyrotechnician - noun
pyrotechnics - noun informal, photography, archaic
pyrogallic acid - adjective
pyromaniac ,pyromaniacal - adjective
pyrotechnic
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Iranians were conducting so-called pyro-processing experiments to remove impurities from uranium metal, thus opening another route for the mullahs to build a nuclear device.
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I've mentioned 26 what I would call pyro events that have to happen.
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Carving techniques include scratching on the outer shell, fine-line hatching or a combination of what is known as pyro-engraving to create geometric drawings and iconographic scenes.
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Carving techniques include scratching on the outer shell, fine-line hatching or a combination of what is known as pyro-engraving to create geometric drawings and iconographic scenes.
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Carving techniques include scratching on the outer shell, fine-line hatching or a combination of what is known as pyro-engraving to create geometric drawings and iconographic scenes.
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Carving techniques include scratching on the outer shell, fine-line hatching or a combination of what is known as pyro-engraving to create geometric drawings and iconographic scenes.
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Carving techniques include scratching on the outer shell, fine-line hatching or a combination of what is known as pyro-engraving to create geometric drawings and iconographic scenes.
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Carving techniques include scratching on the outer shell, fine-line hatching or a combination of what is known as pyro-engraving to create geometric drawings and iconographic scenes.
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Carving techniques include scratching on the outer shell, fine-line hatching or a combination of what is known as pyro-engraving to create geometric drawings and iconographic scenes.
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Carving techniques include scratching on the outer shell, fine-line hatching or a combination of what is known as pyro-engraving to create geometric drawings and iconographic scenes.
whichbe commented on the word pyro
Short for pyromaniac.
October 18, 2008