| 释义 |
pyr-
combining form
or pyro-
Etymology: Middle English pyro-, from Middle French pyr-, pyro-, from Late Latin, from Greek, from pyr — more at fire
1.
a. : fire : heat
< pyrometer >
< pyrheliometer >
b. : pyrogenous and
< pyromagnetic >
2.
a. : derivative by the action of heat; especially : derived from the corresponding ortho acid by loss usually of one molecule of water from two molecules of acid — in names of inorganic acids
< pyrophosphoric acid >
— compare meta- 4c, orth- 3a
b. : due to or attributed to the action of fire or heat
< pyrochlore >
< pyrometamorphism >
also : of fiery color
< pyrophanite >
3. : fever : fever producing
< pyrotoxin >
< pyrogen > |