Webster's Dictionary 1913

10099

Pyogenic

Py′o‐gen″ic (?), a. [Gr. � pus + root of γίγνεσθαι to be born.] (Med.) Producing or generating pus.

10100

Pyoid

Py″oid (?), a. [Gr. � pus + --oid.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to pus; of the nature of, or like, pus.Pyoid corpuscles(Med.), cells of a size larger than pus corpuscles, containing...

10101

Pyopneumothorax

Py′op‐neu′mo‐tho″rax (?), n. [Gr. � pus + E. pneumothorax.] (Med.) Accumulation of air, or other gas, and of pus, in the pleural cavity.

10102

Pyot

Py″ot (?), n.(Zoöl.) The magpie. See Piet.

10103

Pyoxanthose

Py′o‐xan″those (?), n.(Physiol. Chem.) A greenish yellow crystalline coloring matter found with pyocyanin in pus.

10104

Pyracanth

Pyr″a‐canth (?), n.(Bot.) The evergreen thorn (Cratægus Pyracantha), a shrub native of Europe.

10105

Pyral

Py″ral (?), a. Of or pertaining to a pyre.

10106

Pyralid

Pyr″a‐lid (?), n. [L. pyralis, -idis, a kind of winged insect.] (Zoöl.) Any moth of the family Pyralidæ. The species are numerous and mostly small, but some of them are very inj...

10107

Pyramid

Pyr″a‐mid (?), n. [L. pyramis, -idis, fr. Gr. �, �, of Egyptian origin: cf. F. pyramide.]1. A solid body standing on a triangular, square, or polygonal base, and terminating in ...

10108

Pyramid (2)

Pyr″a‐mid (?), v. i.(Speculation) To enlarge one's holding or interest in a series of operations on a continued rise or decline by using the profits to buy or sell additional am...

10109

Pyramid (3)

Pyr″a‐mid, v. t.(Speculation) To use, or to deal in, in a pyramiding transaction. See Pyramid, v. i.

10110

Pyramid (4)

Pyr″a‐mid, n.(Speculation) The series of operations involved in pyramiding. See Pyramid, v. i.

10111

Pyramidal

Py‐ram′i‐dal (?), a. [Cf. F. pyramidal.]1. Of or pertaining to a pyramid; in the form of a a pyramid; pyramidical; as, pyramidal cleavage.The mystic obelisks stand upTriangular,...

10112

Pyramidal (2)

Py‐ram″i‐dal (?), n.(Anat.) One of the carpal bones. See Cuneiform, n., 2 (b).

10113

Pyramidally

Py‐ram″i‐dal‐ly, adv. Like a pyramid.

10114

Pyramidic

{ Pyr′a‐mid″ic (?), Pyr′a‐mid″ic‐al (?), } a. Of or pertaining to a pyramid; having the form of a pyramid; pyramidal. “ A pyramidical rock.” Goldsmith. “Gold in pyramidic plenty...

10115

Pyramidion

‖Pyr′a‐mid″i‐on (?), n.; pl.Pyramidia (#). [NL., from L. pyramis. See Pyramid.] The small pyramid which crowns or completes an obelisk.

10116

Pyramidoid

Py‐ram″i‐doid (?), n. [Gr. �, �, pyramid + -id: cf. F. pyramidoïde.] A solid resembling a pyramid; — called also pyramoid. Barlow.

10117

Pyramis

‖Pyr″a‐mis (?), n.; pl.Pyramides (#). A pyramid.

10118

Pyramoid

Pyr″a‐moid (?), n. See Pyramidoid.

10119

Pyrargyrite

Py‐rar″gy‐rite (?), n.(Min.) Ruby silver; dark red silver ore. It is a sulphide of antimony and silver, occurring in rhombohedral crystals or massive, and is of a dark red or bl...

10120

Pyrazine

{ Pyr″a‐zine (?), n. Also –zin }. [Pyridine + Gr. � not + � life.] (Org. Chem.) A feebly basic solid, C4H4N2, obtained by distilling piperazine with zinc dust, and in other ways...

10121

Pyre

Pyre (?), n. [L. pure, Gr. �, fr. � fire. See Fire.] A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which the dead are burned; hence, any pile to be burnt.For nine long nights, through a...

10122

Pyrena

‖Py‐re″na (?), n.; pl.Pyrenæ (#). (Bot.) A nutlet resembling a seed, or the kernel of a drupe. Gray.

10123

Pyrene

Py″rene (?), n.(Chem.) One of the less volatile hydrocarbons of coal tar, obtained as a white crystalline substance, C16H10.

10124

Pyrene (2)

Py″rene, n.(Bot.) Same as Pyrena.

10125

Pyrenean

Pyr′e‐ne″an (?), a. [L. Pyrenaei (sc. montes) the Pyrenees, fr. Pyrene, Gr.� a daughter of Bebryx, beloved by Hercules, and buried upon these mountains.] Of or pertaining to the...