"Pyrex" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From 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 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. Categories (topical): Glass
    Sense id: en-Pyrex-en-name-mu4GrmYS Disambiguation of Glass: 27 34 40
  2. (historical) A brand of glassware produced by Corning using borosilicate glass. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Glass
    Sense id: en-Pyrex-en-name-O2F26zmq Disambiguation of Glass: 27 34 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ex, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 52 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ex: 30 53 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 56 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 57 12

Noun

Etymology: From 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 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 34 40
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