† pyroletern.

Forms: 1800s pyroleter, 1800s pyroletor (irregular).

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek πῦρ, ὀλετήρ.

Etymology: < ancient Greek πῦρ fire (see pyro- comb. form) + ὀλετήρ destroyer ( < the stem of ὄλλυναι to slay (see abolish v.) + -τήρ, suffix forming agent nouns).The device was invented by ‘Dr. Paton’ and ‘Mr. Harris’ ( Illustr. London News (12 June 1875) 569/1), probably J. Paton and P. Harris or R. Harris, who already held a patent for a fire-extinguishing gas from 1870. With the form pyroletor compare -or suffix. N.E.D. (1909) gives the pronunciation as (pəirǫ·lĭtəɹ) /paɪˈrɒlɪtə(r)/.

Obsolete.

A kind of fire extinguisher, used esp. on ships, in which solutions of hydrochloric acid and sodium bicarbonate are mixed in a cylinder and react to produce carbon dioxide, which is pumped over the fire.

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1875 Illustr. London News 12 June 569/1 The Pyroleter. An exhibition of the fire-extinguishing powers of this apparatus..took place on Greenhithe.

1878 Ure's Dict. IV. 712 The pyroleter is a small double pump worked by hand, which sucks up from tubes on either side muriatic acid and a solution of carbonate of soda.

1885 Times 22 Aug. 6/5 Yesterday afternoon an alarming scene was witnessed at an experiment with the pyroleter fire-extinguishing powder at the central fire station-yard, Liverpool.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	pyroleter
释义	† pyroletern. Forms: 1800s pyroleter, 1800s pyroletor (irregular). Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek πῦρ, ὀλετήρ. Etymology: < ancient Greek πῦρ fire (see pyro- comb. form) + ὀλετήρ destroyer ( < the stem of ὄλλυναι to slay (see abolish v.) + -τήρ, suffix forming agent nouns).The device was invented by ‘Dr. Paton’ and ‘Mr. Harris’ ( Illustr. London News (12 June 1875) 569/1), probably J. Paton and P. Harris or R. Harris, who already held a patent for a fire-extinguishing gas from 1870. With the form pyroletor compare -or suffix. N.E.D. (1909) gives the pronunciation as (pəirǫ·lĭtəɹ) /paɪˈrɒlɪtə(r)/. Obsolete. A kind of fire extinguisher, used esp. on ships, in which solutions of hydrochloric acid and sodium bicarbonate are mixed in a cylinder and react to produce carbon dioxide, which is pumped over the fire. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > extinguishing fire > [noun] > fire-fighting > a substance or apparatus for extinguishing > fire-extinguisher squirt1590 fire extinguisher1810 extinguisher1814 fire annihilator1845 chemical extinguisher1873 pyroleter1875 extincteur1878 1875 Illustr. London News 12 June 569/1 The Pyroleter. An exhibition of the fire-extinguishing powers of this apparatus..took place on Greenhithe. 1878 Ure's Dict. IV. 712 The pyroleter is a small double pump worked by hand, which sucks up from tubes on either side muriatic acid and a solution of carbonate of soda. 1885 Times 22 Aug. 6/5 Yesterday afternoon an alarming scene was witnessed at an experiment with the pyroleter fire-extinguishing powder at the central fire station-yard, Liverpool. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1875
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