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单词 pyrophile
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Definition of pyrophile in English:

pyrophile

noun
  • 1A person who accepts the conventional theory that volcanic eruptions involve the natural heat of the interior of the earth, not (as in A. Taquin's theory) incoming solar energy (nonce-use).

  • 2Pyromaniac.

Origin

Early 20th century; earliest use found in Nature: a weekly journal of science.

 
 

Definition of pyrophile in US English:

pyrophile

noun
  • 1A person who accepts the conventional theory that volcanic eruptions involve the natural heat of the interior of the earth, not (as in A. Taquin's theory) incoming solar energy (nonce-use).

  • 2Pyromaniac.

Origin

Early 20th century; earliest use found in Nature: a weekly journal of science.

 
 
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