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pyrophile

pyrophile noun: an organism that thrives in the presence of fire.

Noun

pyrophile (plural pyrophiles)

  1. An organism that thrives in the presence of fire.
  2. (dated, rare) A person who accepts that the energy of volcanos originates from the heat of the Earth's interior.
  3. A pyromaniac.

Forms of pyrophile

pluralpyrophiles

Origin of pyrophile

From pyro- + -phile.

Questions about pyrophile

What does pyrophile mean?
Pyrophile means an organism that thrives in the presence of fire.
What part of speech is pyrophile?
Pyrophile is a noun.
What is the plural of pyrophile?
The plural of pyrophile is pyrophiles.

Words near pyrophile in the dictionary

  1. pyrophanous
  2. pyropheophorbide
  3. pyropheophorbides
  4. pyropheophytin
  5. pyropheophytins
  6. pyrophile
  7. pyrophiles
  8. pyrophilia
  9. pyrophilous
  10. pyrophobe
  11. pyrophobes

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