In this article, you will learn about various words that start with the letters “py” and their meanings.
- Pyramid- A monumental structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top.
- Pyre- A heap of combustible material, particularly one used for the ceremonial burning of a body.
- Pyrotechnics- The art of making or displaying fireworks.
- Psychiatry- The study and treatment of mental illness, emotional disturbance, and abnormal behavior.
- Pylon- A tall tower or structure, often used for carrying electricity cables or as a support.
- Pyromania- An obsessive desire to set fire to things.
- Pygmy- A member of certain peoples of very short stature in equatorial Africa and parts of Southeast Asia.
- Python- A large, heavy-bodied snake that kills by constriction.
- Pyrometer- An instrument for measuring high temperatures.
- Pylene- A part of the ancient Greek epic poem, referring to the gate of a city.
- Pyracantha- A dense, thorny shrub with bright berries.
- Pyrosequencing- A method of DNA sequencing based on the detection of released pyrophosphate.
- Pyrite- A brass-yellow mineral with a metallic luster, also known as fool’s gold.
- Pyrogens- Substances that cause fever when released into the blood.
- Pyrex- A brand of toughened glass, often used for kitchenware.
- Pylon- A large vertical steel tower supporting overhead electrical cables.
- Pyrography- The art or technique of decorating wood or other materials with burn marks.
- Pyroxene- A group of important rock-forming inosilicate minerals.
- Pyranometer- An instrument for measuring solar radiation.
- Pyrimidine- A basic aromatic heterocyclic organic compound similar to pyridine.
- Pyrus- A genus of trees and shrubs which includes the pears.
- Pyrola- A genus of flowering plants also known as wintergreens.
- Pyridoine- An artificial alkaloid obtained from pyridine.
- Pylorus- The gateway between the stomach and the duodenum.
- Pyroclastic- Relating to or consisting of fragments of rock erupted by a volcano.
- Pyrotechnist- A person skilled in the art of making fireworks.
- Pyrolysis- Decomposition brought about by high temperatures.
- Pyrolusite- A mineral consisting of manganese dioxide, important as an ore of manganese.
- Pyrheliometer- An instrument for measuring direct beam solar irradiance.
- Pyrometer- A device for measuring high temperatures.
- Pyrrhic- Referring to a metrical foot in poetry or a costly victory.
- Pyloric- Pertaining to the region where the stomach opens into the small intestine.
- Pyrophobia- An irrational fear of fire.
- Pyran- A six-membered heterocycle with one oxygen atom.
- Pyroxylin- A highly flammable, nitrate ester of cellulose used in making plastics.
- Pyrrole- A five-membered aromatic heterocycle.
- Pyrostat- A thermostat for controlling temperatures.
- Pyrolysis- Chemical change by heat.
- Pyroglutamate- A derivative of the amino acid glutamate.
- Pyralid- A family of moths.
- Pyrogenesis- Production of heat or the origin of a fever.
- Pyramis- An ancient pyramid or truncated cone structure.
- Pyroelectric- Referring to certain materials that generate an electric current when heated.
- Pycnotic- Relating to the condensation of chromatin in the cell nucleus.
- Pyrrhotite- A bronze-colored mineral that is magnetic.
- Pyronin- A red dye used for staining bacteria.
- Pyranometer- Device measuring solar irradiance.
- Pyrochemistry- Chemistry of high temperatures.
- Pyrocyst- A cyst forming in a pyogenic infection.
- Pyrochlore- A mineral group consisting of niobium and tantalum.
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