Pyro

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  • noun. A person who has a compulsion to set fires; a pyromaniac.
  • noun. undefined
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In photography, an abbreviation of pyrogallol.
  • An element in many words of Greek origin or formation, meaning ‘fire.’
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Abbreviation of pyrogallic acid.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. a pyromaniac
  • noun. pyrocellulose
  • noun. pyrotechnician
  • noun. pyrotechnics
  • noun. pyrogallic acid
  • adjective. pyromaniac, pyromaniacal
  • adjective. pyrotechnic
  • Word Usage
    "The Iranians were conducting so-called pyro-processing experiments to remove impurities from uranium metal, thus opening another route for the mullahs to build a nuclear device."