Pyroxenic
Pyr′ox‐en″ic (?), a. [Cf. F. pyroxénique.] Containing pyroxene; composed chiefly of pyroxene.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Pyroxenite
Py‐rox″e‐nite (?), n.(Min.) A rock consisting essentially of pyroxene.
Pyroxyle
Py‐rox″yle (?), n. [Cf. F. pyroxyle. See Pyroxylic, -yl.]
Pyroxylic
Pyr′ox‐yl″ic (?), a. [Pyro- + Gr. � wood.] (Old Chem.) Derived from wood by distillation; — formerly used in designating crude wood spirit.
Pyroxylin
Py‐rox″y‐lin (?), n.(Chem.) A substance resembling gun cotton in composition and properties, but distinct in that it is more highly nitrified and is soluble in alcohol, ether, e...
Pyrrhic
Pyr″rhic (?), a. [L. pyrrhichius, Gr. � belonging to the � (sc. �) a kind of war dance.] 1. Of or pertaining to an ancient Greek martial dance. “ ye have the pyrrhic dance as ye...
Pyrrhic (2)
Pyr″rhic, n. 1. [Gr. �: cf. F. pyrrhique, fem.] An ancient Greek martial dance, to the accompaniment of the flute, its time being very quick.2. [L. pyrrhichius (sc. pes), Gr. � ...
Pyrrhicist
Pyr″rhi‐cist (?), n.(Gr. Antiq.) One two danced the pyrrhic.
Pyrrhonean
{ Pyr‐rho″ne‐an (?), Pyr‐rhon″ic (?), } a. [L. Pyrrhonêus: cf. F. pyrrhonien.] Of or pertaining to pyrrhonism.
Pyrrhonism
Pyr″rho‐nism (?), n. [From Pyrrho, the founder of a school of skeptics in Greece (about 300 b. c.): cf. F. pyrrhonisme.] Skepticism; universal doubt.
Pyrrhonist
Pyr″rho‐nist (?), n. A follower of Pyrrho; a skeptic.
Pyrrhotine
{ Pyr″rho‐tine (?), Pyr″rho‐tite (?), } n.(Min.) A bronze-colored mineral, of metallic luster. It is a sulphide of iron, and is remarkable for being attracted by the magnet. Cal...
Pyrrol
Pyr″rol (?), n. [Gr. � flame-colored (from � fire) + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) A nitrogenous base found in coal tar, bone oil, and other distillates of organic substances, and also...
Pyrroline
Pyr″ro‐line (?), n.(Chem.) A nitrogenous base, C4H7N, obtained as a colorless liquid by the reduction of pyrrol.
Pyrula
‖Pyr″u‐la (?), n. [NL., fr. L. pyrus a pear.] (Zoöl.) A genus of large marine gastropods having a pear-shaped shell. It includes the fig-shells. See Illust. in Appendix.
Pyruric
Py‐ru″ric (?), a. Same as Pyroüric.
Pyrus
‖Py″rus (?), n. [L. pyrus, or better pirus, pear tree.] (Bot.) A genus of rosaceous trees and shrubs having pomes for fruit. It includes the apple, crab apple, pear, chokeberry,...
Pyruvic
Py‐ru″vic (?), a. [Pyro- + L. uva a grape.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (called also pyroracemic acid) obtained, as a liquid having a pungent odor, by the dis...
Pyruvil
Py‐ru″vil (?), n.(Chem.) A complex nitrogenous compound obtained by heating together pyruvic acid and urea.
Pythagorean
Pyth′a‐go″re‐an (?), a. [L. Pythagoreus, Gr. �.] Of or pertaining to Pythagoras (a Greek philosopher, born about 582 b. c.), or his philosophy.The central thought of the Pythago...
Pythagorean (2)
Pyth′a‐go″re‐an (?), n. A follower of Pythagoras; one of the school of philosophers founded by Pythagoras.
Pythagoreanism
Pyth′a‐go″re‐an‐ism (?), n. The doctrines of Pythagoras or the Pythagoreans.As a philosophic school Pythagoreanism became extinct in Greece about the middle of the 4th century [...
Pythagoric
{ Pyth′a‐gor″ic (?), Pyth′a‐gor″ic‐al (?), } a. [L. Pythagoricus, Gr. �: cf. F. pythagorique.] See Pythagorean, a.
Pythagorism
Py‐thag″o‐rism (?), n. The doctrines taught by Pythagoras.☞ Pythagoras made numbers the basis of his philosophical system, as well physical as metaphysical. The doctrine of the ...
Pythagorize
Py‐thag″o‐rize (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Pythagorized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pythagorizing (?).] To speculate after the manner of Pythagoras.
Pythiad
Pyth″i‐ad (?), n. [See Pythian.] (Gr. Antiq.) The period intervening between one celebration of the Pythian games and the next.
Pythian
Pyth″i‐an (?), a. [L. Pythius, Gr. � belonging to Pytho, the older name of Delphi and its environs: cf. F. pythien.] Of or pertaining to Delphi, to the temple of Apollo, or to t...