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pyrostat

pyrostat noun: a thermostat designed to operate at high temperatures.

Noun

pyrostat (plural pyrostats)

  1. A thermostat designed to operate at high temperatures.
  2. An automatic draught-regulator for chimney-stacks, smoke-pipes, etc.

Forms of pyrostat

pluralpyrostats

Origin of pyrostat

From pyro- + -stat.

Questions about pyrostat

What does pyrostat mean?
Pyrostat means a thermostat designed to operate at high temperatures.
What part of speech is pyrostat?
Pyrostat is a noun.
What is the plural of pyrostat?
The plural of pyrostat is pyrostats.

Words near pyrostat in the dictionary

  1. pyrosomal diseases
  2. pyrosome
  3. pyrosomes
  4. pyrosophy
  5. pyrosphere
  6. pyrostat
  7. pyrostats
  8. pyrostephid
  9. pyrostephids
  10. pyrostilpnite
  11. pyrosulfate

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