pyrostat
noun
py·ro·stat
-ˌstat
plural -s
1
: any of various automatic devices that when exposed to heat, light, smoke, or some other manifestation of fire actuate a mechanism for giving a warning or for setting in operation a means of extinguishing such a fire compare thermostat
2
: thermostat
especially : one for use with high temperatures
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary pyr- + -stat
- play both ends against the middle
- play by ear
- play cat and mouse
- play catch-up
- play close to one's chest
- play close to the vest
- play coy
- play Cupid
- play dead
- play debt
- play doctor
- play down
- play ducks and drakes with
- play fair
- play fast and loose
- play fixer
- play footsie
- play for laughs
- play for time
- play forward
- play games
- play God
- play gym
- play hard to get
- play hell with