"pyro-" meaning in English

See pyro- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /ˈpaɪ.ɹəʊ/ [UK], /ˈpaɪ.ɹoʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pyro-.wav
enPR: pīʹrō Etymology: From Latin pyr, from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|pyr}} Latin pyr, {{uder|en|grc|πῦρ||fire}} Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} pyro-, {{en-prefix}} pyro-
  1. Fire, heat. Tags: morpheme Translations (relating to fire): pyro- (Dutch), pyro- (Finnish), pyro- (French), pyro- (German), piro- (Italian), piro- (Portuguese), piro- (Spanish), pyro- (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pyro--en-prefix-H7ZOGHJ5 Disambiguation of 'relating to fire': 100 0 0
  2. Fever. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-pyro--en-prefix-6WbOoPNY
  3. (chemistry) Orthoacid. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Chemistry, Fire
    Sense id: en-pyro--en-prefix-RXvQgrQm Disambiguation of Fire: 40 0 60 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 0 0 100 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pyr- (english: before a vowel or h) Related terms: pyracanth, pyracantha, pyracanthus, pyre, pyrene, pyretic, pyro, pyrography

Alternative forms

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