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pyro-

UK/ˈpaɪ.ɹəʊ//ˈpaɪ.ɹoʊ/

pyro- prefix: fire, heat.

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.

pyro- meaning in Tamil

pyro- in Tamil

வெப்ப

Forms of pyro-

alternative formpyr-

Origin of pyro-

From Latin pyr, from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

Questions about pyro-

What does pyro- mean?
Pyro- means fire, heat.
What is pyro- in Tamil?
Pyro- in Tamil is வெப்ப. See Pyro- meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pyro-?
Pyro- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce pyro-?
Pyro- is pronounced /ˈpaɪ.ɹəʊ/ (UK).

Words near pyro- in the dictionary

  1. pyritous
  2. pyrity
  3. pyrizhky
  4. Pyrmont
  5. pyro
  6. pyro-
  7. pyroacetic
  8. pyroacetic ether
  9. pyroacetic spirit
  10. pyroacetic spirits
  11. pyroacid

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pyro- (page history and authors); pyro- (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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