Pyroacid
Pyr′o‐ac″id (?), n. [Pyro- + acid.] (Chem.) An acid obtained by sybjecting another acid to the action of heat. Cf. Pyro-.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Pyroantimonate
Pyr′o‐an′ti‐mo″nate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of pyroantimonic acid.
Pyroantimonic
Pyr′o‐an′ti‐mon″ic (?), a. [Pyro- + antimonic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of antimony analogous to pyrophosphoric acid.
Pyroarsenate
Pyr′o‐ar″se‐nate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of pyroarsenic acid.
Pyroarsenic
Pyr′o‐ar‐sen″ic (?), a. [Pyro- + arsenic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to or designating, an acid of arsenic analogous to pyrophosphoric acid.
Pyroborate
Pyr′o‐bo″rate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of pyroboric acid.
Pyroboric
Pyr′o‐bo″ric (?), a. [Pyro- + boric.] (Chem.) Pertaining to derived from, or designating, an acid, H2B4O7 (called also tetraboric acid), which is the acid ingredient of ordinary...
Pyrocatechin
Pyr′o‐cat″e‐chin (?), n. [Pyro- + catechu.] (Chem.) A white crystalline substance, C6H4(OH)2, of the phenol series, found in various plants; — so called because first obtained b...
Pyrochlore
Pyr″o‐chlore (?), n. [Pyro- + Gr. � pale green.] (Min.) A niobate of calcium, cerium, and other bases, occurring usually in octahedrons of a yellowish or brownish color and resi...
Pyrocitric
Pyr′o‐cit″ric (?), a. [Pyro- + citric: cf. F. pyrocitrique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, any one of three acids obtained by the distillation of citric acid, and calle...
Pyrocoll
Pyr″o‐coll (pĭr″ō̍‐kŏl), n. [Puro- + Gr. κόλλα glue.] (Chem.) A yellow crystalline substance allied to pyrrol, obtained by the distillation of gelatin.
Pyroelectric
Pyr′o‐e‐lec″tric (?), a. [Pyro- + electric.] (Physics) Pertaining to, or dependent on, pyroelectricity; receiving electric polarity when heated.
Pyroelectric (2)
Pyr′o‐e‐lec″tric, n.(Physics) A substance which becomes electrically polar when heated, exhibiting opposite charges of statical electricity at two separate parts, especially the...
Pyroelectricity
Pyr′o‐e′lec‐tric″i‐ty (?), n.(Physics) Electricity developed by means of heat; the science which treats of electricity thus developed.
Pyrogallate
Pyr′o‐gal″late (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of pyrogallic acid; an ether of pyrogallol.
Pyrogallic
Pyr′o‐gal″lic (?), a. [Pyro- + gallic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid called pyrogallol. See Pyrogallol.
Pyrogallol
Pyr′o‐gal″lol (?), n. [Pyrogallic + -ol.] (Chem.) A phenol metameric with phloroglucin, obtained by the distillation of gallic acid as a poisonous white crystalline substance ha...
Pyrogen
Pyr″o‐gen (?), n. [See Pyrogenous.] 1. Electricity.2. (Physiol. Chem.) A poison separable from decomposed meat infusions, and supposed to be formed from albuminous matter throug...
Pyrogenic
Pyr′o‐gen″ic (?), a. [Pyro- + -gen + -ic.] (Physiol.) Producing heat; — said of substances, as septic poisons, which elevate the temperature of the body and cause fever.
Pyrogenous
Py‐rog″e‐nous (?), a. [Gr. � fire + genous: cf. F. purogène, Gr. �.] Produced by fire; igneous. Mantell..
Pyrognostic
Pyr′og‐nos″tic (?), a. [Pyro- + Gr. � to know.] (Min.) Of or pertaining to characters developed by the use of heat; pertaining to the characters of minerals when examined before...
Pyrognostics
Pyr′og‐nos″tics (?), n. pl.(Min.) The characters of a mineral observed by the use of the blowpipe, as the degree of fusibility, flame coloration, etc.
Pyrograph
Py″ro‐graph (?), n. A production of pyrography.
Pyrography
Py‐rog″ra‐phy (?), n. [Pyro- + -graphy.] A process of printing, ornamenting, or carving, by burning with heated instruments.
Pyrogravure
Py′ro‐gra‐vure″ (?), n. [Pyro- + F. gravure engraving.] Pyrography; also, a design or picture made by pyrography.
Pyrolator
Py‐rol″a‐tor (?), n. [See Pyrolatry.] A fire worshiper. Southey.
Pyrolatry
Py‐rol″a‐try (?), n. [Pyro- + Gr. � worship: cf. F. pyrolâtrie.] The worship of fire. Young.