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Pyroantimonic
a.
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Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of antimony analogous to pyrophosphoric acid.
Pyroarsenate
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A salt of pyroarsenic acid.
Pyroarsenic
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Pertaining to or designating, an acid of arsenic analogous to pyrophosphoric acid.
Pyroborate
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A salt of pyroboric acid.
Pyroboric
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Pertaining to derived from, or designating, an acid, H2B4O7 (called also tetraboric acid), which is the acid ingredient of ordinary borax, and is obtained by heating boric acid.
Pyrocatechin
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A white crystalline substance, C6H4(OH)2, of the phenol series, found in various plants; -- so called because first obtained by distillation of gum catechu. Called also catechol, oxyphenol. etc.
Pyrochlore
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A niobate of calcium, cerium, and other bases, occurring usually in octahedrons of a yellowish or brownish color and resinous luster; -- so called from its becoming grass-green on being subjected to heat under the blowpipe.
Pyrocitric
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Pertaining to, or designating, any one of three acids obtained by the distillation of citric acid, and called respectively citraconic, itaconic, and mesaconic acid.
Purocoll
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A yellow crystalline substance allied to pyrrol, obtained by the distillation of gelatin.
Pyroelectric
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Pertaining to, or dependent on, pyroelectricity; receiving electric polarity when heated.
Pyroelectric
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A substance which becomes electrically polar when heated, exhibiting opposite charges of statical electricity at two separate parts, especially the two extremities.
Pyroelectricity
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Electricity developed by means of heat; the science which treats of electricity thus developed.
Pyrogallate
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A salt of pyrogallic acid; an ether of pyrogallol.
Pyrogallic
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Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid called pyrogallol. See Pyrogallol.
Pyrogallol
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A phenol metameric with phloroglucin, obtained by the distillation of gallic acid as a poisonous white crystalline substance having acid properties, and hence called also pyrogallic acid. It is a strong reducer, and is used as a developer in photography and in the production of certain dyes.
Pyrogen
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Electricity.
Pyrogen
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A poison separable from decomposed meat infusions, and supposed to be formed from albuminous matter through the agency of bacteria.
Pyrogenic
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Producing heat; -- said of substances, as septic poisons, which elevate the temperature of the body and cause fever.
Pyrogenous
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Produced by fire; igneous.
Pyrognostic
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Of or pertaining to characters developed by the use of heat; pertaining to the characters of minerals when examined before the blowpipe; as, the pyrognostic characters of galena.
Pyrognostics
n. pl.
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The characters of a mineral observed by the use of the blowpipe, as the degree of fusibility, flame coloration, etc.
Pyrography
n.
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A process of printing, ornamenting, or carving, by burning with heated instruments.
Pyrolator
n.
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A fire worshiper.
Pyrolatry
n.
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The worship of fire.
Pyroligneous
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Alt. of Pyrolignic
Pyrolignic
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Pertaining to, or designating, the acid liquid obtained in the distillation of wood, consisting essentially of impure acetic acid.
Pyrolignous
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Same as Pyroligneous.
Pyrolithic
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Same as Pyrouric, or Cyanuric.
Pyrologist
n.
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One who is versed in, or makes a study of, pyrology.
Pyrology
n.
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That branch of physical science which treats of the properties, phenomena, or effects of heat; also, a treatise on heat.