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pyr-

pyr- is the alternative form of pyro-.

Meaning of pyro-

Prefix

pyro-

  1. Fire, heat.
  2. Fever.
  3. Denoting an acid or salt with a water content intermediate between that of the ortho- and meta- compounds.

Questions about pyr-

What is pyr- the alternative form of?
Pyr- is the alternative form of pyro-.

Words near pyr- in the dictionary

  1. pyoxanthin
  2. pyoxanthose
  3. Pyper
  4. PYPL
  5. Pyr
  6. pyr-
  7. pyrabactin
  8. pyracanth
  9. pyracantha
  10. pyracanthas
  11. pyracanths

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pyr- (page history and authors); pyro- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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