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pyr-
pyr-pref. Variant of pyro-.pyr- combining form a variant of pyro- pyro- 1. a combining form meaning “fire,” “heat,” “high temperature,” used in the formation of compound words: pyrogen; pyromancy. 2. a. a combining form used in the names of inorganic acids, the water content of which is intermediate between the ortho and meta forms of an acid: pyrophosphoric acid. b. a combining form used in the names of the salts of these acids. Also, esp. before h or a vowel, pyr-. [< Greek pyro-, comb. form of pŷr fire]
EncyclopediaSeepyro-pyr-
pyr(o)- word element [Gr.], fire; heat; (in chemistry) produced by heating.pyr- See note at pyriform.Fire, heat.
See also: pyreto-, pyro- (1). [G. pyr] pyro-, pyr- [Gr. pyr, fire] Prefixes meaning fire, heat, temperature. |