"pyro-" meaning in English

See pyro- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /ˈpaɪ.ɹəʊ/ [UK], /ˈpaɪ.ɹoʊ/ [US]
enPR: pīʹrō [US] 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-cZWJdrVv Disambiguation of 'relating to fire': 100 0 0
  2. fever. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-pyro--en-prefix-ihIUW2P6
  3. (chemistry) orthoacid. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Chemistry, Fire
    Sense id: en-pyro--en-prefix-XAdb7lWc Disambiguation of Fire: 38 0 62 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 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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