pyr-

combining form

Definition of PYR-

: fire : heat <pyrometer> <pyrheliometer>

a : produced by or as if by the action of heat <pyroelectricity>

b : derived from a corresponding ortho acid by loss usually of one molecule of water from two molecules of acid <pyrophosphoric acid>

: fever <pyrogenic>

pyr- or pyro-

Greek, from pyr — more at fire

Medical Dictionary

combining form

: fire : heat <pyromania>

: fever <pyrogen>

pyr- or pyro-

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