pyrologyn.
/pʌɪˈrɒlədʒi/, U.S. /paɪˈrɑlədʒi/ Now rare.
The science of fire or heat; spec. the branch of chemistry concerned with the properties and (esp. analytical) use of fire.
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > heat > [noun] > science or study of
pyrology1731
thermotics1831
thermology1838
thermal analysis1925
1731 A. Bower Historia Litteraria 3 348 The Discoveries made by the modern Philosophers in Pneumaticks, Hydrology, Pyrology, &c.
1797 W. Okely (title) Pyrology; or the connection between natural and moral philosophy.
1875 W. A. Ross (title) Pyrology or fire chemistry.
1939 Sci. Monthly July (title) Forest pyrology.
2003 Control Engin. Pract. 11 1334/1 By integrating expert knowledge and pyrology mechanism,..the optimal setting model can be developed for the furnace temperature.
Derivatives
pyroˈlogical adj.
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > heat > [adjective] > science
thermotical1837
thermological1838
pyrological1871
thermotic1874
thermophysical1957
1871 Proc. Royal Soc. 20 458 Phosphate of lime..appears to be, under pyrological conditions, a more powerful solvent of metallic oxides than any other known flux.
1883 Eng. Mechanic 20 July (title) Easy lessons in blowpipe analysis and pyrological mineralogy.
1939 Sci. Monthly July 21 A pyrological basis with definitions..indicative of (a) rate of spread of fire and (b) resistance to control.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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