| 单词 | pyro |
| 释义 | pyro in British English (ˈpaɪrəʊ) noun 1. short for pyrotechnics (sense 2) 2. short for pyromaniac pyro- in British English or before a vowel pyr- combining form 1. denoting fire, heat, or high temperature pyromania pyrometer 2. caused or obtained by fire or heat pyroelectricity 3. chemistry a. denoting a new substance obtained by heating another pyroboric acid is obtained by heating boric acid b. denoting an acid or salt with a water content intermediate between that of the ortho- and meta- compounds pyro-phosphoric acid 4. mineralogy a. having a property that changes upon the application of heat pyromorphite b. having a flame-coloured appearance pyroxylin Word origin from Gk pur firepyro- in American English (ˈpaɪroʊ; ˈpaɪrə; ˈpɪroʊ; ˈpɪrə) 1. fire, heat pyromania, pyrometer 2. Chemistry a. a substance derived (from a specified substance) by or as if by the action of heat pyrogallic acid b. an inorganic acid derived from an ortho-acid, as orthophosphoric acid, by the elimination of one molecule of water from two molecules of the acid pyrophosphoric acid 3. Geology a formation due to the action of heat pyroxenite Word origin < Gr pyr (gen. pyros), firepyro in American English (ˈpairou) nounWord forms: plural -ros informal a pyromaniac Word origin [by shortening; cf. -o]-o is a suffix occurring as the final element in informal shortenings of nouns (ammo; combo; condo; limo; promo); -o also forms nouns, usually derogatory, for persons or things exemplifying or associatedwith that specified by the base noun or adjective (cheapo; pinko; sicko; weirdo; wino)Examples of 'pyro' in a sentence |
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