"Pyrex" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: pie + r + -ex First manufactured by the Corning Glassware Factory in 1915. * 1957, Letter from the Corning Glassware Factory: *: "We had a number of prior trademarks ending in the letters ex. One of the first commercial products to be sold under the new mark was a pie plate, and in the interests of euphonism the letter "r" was inserted between pie and ex, and the whole thing condensed to pyrex." Etymology templates: {{af|en|pie|r|-ex}} pie + r + -ex, {{l|en|pie plate}} pie plate, {{l|en|euphonism}} euphonism Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Pyrex
  1. A brand of glassware produced by the Corning corporation, capable of resisting high temperatures, and suitable for cooking applications, currently made with tempered glass.
    Sense id: en-Pyrex-en-name-mu4GrmYS
  2. (historical) A brand of glassware produced by Corning using borosilicate glass. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Pyrex-en-name-O2F26zmq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ex Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 53 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ex: 35 55 11

Noun

Etymology: pie + r + -ex First manufactured by the Corning Glassware Factory in 1915. * 1957, Letter from the Corning Glassware Factory: *: "We had a number of prior trademarks ending in the letters ex. One of the first commercial products to be sold under the new mark was a pie plate, and in the interests of euphonism the letter "r" was inserted between pie and ex, and the whole thing condensed to pyrex." Etymology templates: {{af|en|pie|r|-ex}} pie + r + -ex, {{l|en|pie plate}} pie plate, {{l|en|euphonism}} euphonism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Pyrex (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of pyrex Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: pyrex Categories (topical): Glass Derived forms: pyrex Related terms: -ex, pyro-
    Sense id: en-Pyrex-en-noun-9iQfaWj- Disambiguation of Glass: 27 30 43

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