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pyrology

pyrology noun: the scientific study of the effects of heat or flame, often with regard to explosives or chemical compounds.

Noun

pyrology (uncountable)

  1. (dated) The scientific study of the effects of heat or flame, often with regard to explosives or chemical compounds.

Origin of pyrology

From pyro- + -logy.

Questions about pyrology

What does pyrology mean?
Pyrology means the scientific study of the effects of heat or flame, often with regard to explosives or chemical compounds.
What part of speech is pyrology?
Pyrology is a noun.

Words near pyrology in the dictionary

  1. pyrolizing
  2. pyrollidine
  3. pyrological
  4. pyrologist
  5. pyrologists
  6. pyrology
  7. pyroluminescence
  8. pyrolusite
  9. pyrolusites
  10. pyrolysable
  11. pyrolysate

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