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Look up: Pyr-

  1. pyr
    1. <abbreviation> Pyrimidine, pyroglutamic acid. ... 2. <chemistry, prefix> Combining forms designating fire or heat; specifically, used to imply an actual or theoretical derivative by the action of heat; as in pyrophosphoric, pyrosulphuric, pyrotartaric, pyrotungstic, etc. ... Origin: Gr, fire. ... (29 Oct 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  2. Pyr
    Type: Abbreviation Definitions: 1. Abbreviation for pyrimidine; pyruvate; pyroglutamic acid.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  3. Pyr
    (publisher) `Pyr` is the science fiction and fantasy imprint of Prometheus Books, launched in March 2005 with the publication of John Meaney`s Paradox. Prometheus Books` name was derived from Prometheus, the Titan from Greek mythology who gave fire to humans. The name Pyr, the Greek wo...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyr

  4. Pyr-
    • Combining forms designating fire or heat; specifically (Chem.), used to imply an actual or theoretical derivative by the action of heat; as in pyrophosphoric, pyrosulphuric, pyrotartaric, pyrotungstic, etc.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  5. pyr-
    Type: Term Definitions: 1. Fire, heat.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  6. Pyr-T
    --> `Pyr-T`, or `N,N-tetramethylenetryptamine`, is a lesser-known psychedelic drug. Pyr-T was first synthesized by Alexander Shulgin. In his book TiHKAL (Tryptamines I Have Known and Loved), neither the dosage nor the duration are known. Pyr-T produces few to no effects. Very little da...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyr-T

  7. Pyra Labs
    `Pyra Labs` is the company that coined the word Blog, creating the service Blogger. The co-founders were Evan Williams and Meg Hourihan, and the company`s first product, also named `Pyra`, was a web application which would combine a project manager, contact manager, and to-do list. In 1999, while st...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyra_Labs

  8. Pyrénée
    `Pyrénée` is a 1998 French feral child graphic novel (bande dessinée) by Regis Loisel and Philippe Sternis, about a girl who is brought up in the mountains of the French Pyrenees by a bear. Pyrénée is available in French as Pyrénée, in German as Pyrenea and in Dutch as Pyrenee. ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PyrénÃÂ

  9. Pyrénées
    (Paris Métro) `Pyrénées` is a station on line 11 of the Paris Métro in the 19th and 20th arrondissements. The station opened as part of the original section of the line from Châtelet to Porte des Lilas on 28 April 1935. It is named after the Rue des Pyrénées, which...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PyrénÃÂ

  10. Pyrénées-Atlantiques
    `Pyrénées-Atlantiques` (Pirinio-Atlantikoak-->) is a departments of France|department in the southwest of France which takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. History : `Basses-Pyrénées` is one of the original 83 departments of France created during the ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PyrénÃÂ

  11. Pyracanth
    Pyr'a·canth noun [ Greek ... fire + ... a thorn, prickly plant.] (Botany) The evergreen thorn ( Cratægus Pyracantha ), a shrub native of Europe.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/203

  12. pyracanth
    <botany> The evergreen thorn (Crataegus Pyracantha), a shrub native of Europe. ... Origin: Gr. Fire + a thorn, prickly plant. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  13. Pyracanth
    • (n.) The evergreen thorn (Crataegus Pyracantha), a shrub native of Europe.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  14. pyracanth
    pyracanth 1. Thorny-fire plants. 2. A thorny evergreen shrub found in southern Europe that bear clusters of white flowers and scarlet berries.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  15. Pyracantha
    [n] - any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  16. Pyracantha
    pyracanth noun any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  17. pyracantha
    pyracantha (pir"ukăn'thu) or firethorn,any hardwood evergreen shrub of the genus Pyracantha of the family Rosaceae (rose family). Native from S Europe to W China, pyracanthas are now cultivated elsewhere (often as hedge plants or espaliered on walls) for their red fruits and spiny bran...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08406

  18. Pyracantha
    `Pyracantha` is a genus of thorny evergreen large shrubs in the family Rosaceae, with common names `Firethorn` or `Pyracantha`. They are native to an area extending from Southeast Europe east to Southeast Asia, resemble and are related to Cotoneaster, but have serrated leaf margins and...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyracantha

  19. Pyracantha atalantioides
    (from the article `firethorn`) The European Pyracantha coccinea, up to 4.5 m (15 feet) tall, has provided many varieties of horticultural interest. Of similar height are P. ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/137

  20. Pyracantha coccinea
    (from the article `firethorn`) The European Pyracantha coccinea, up to 4.5 m (15 feet) tall, has provided many varieties of horticultural interest. Of similar height are P. ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/137

  21. Pyracantha crenulata
    (from the article `firethorn`) ...fortuneana, from China, both of which bear clusters of scarlet fruits. P. koidzumii, from Taiwan, is densely branched, with red-purple young twigs ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/137

  22. Pyracantha fortuneana
    (from the article `firethorn`) The European Pyracantha coccinea, up to 4.5 m (15 feet) tall, has provided many varieties of horticultural interest. Of similar height are P. ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/137

  23. Pyracantha koidzumii
    (from the article `firethorn`) ...feet) tall, has provided many varieties of horticultural interest. Of similar height are P. atalantioides and P. fortuneana, from China, both of ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/137

  24. pyracin
    Pyridoxolactone, the lactone of 4-pyridoxic acid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  25. pyracin
    Type: Term Pronunciation: pir′ă-sin Definitions: 1. Pyridoxolactone, the lactone of 4-pyridoxic acid.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio



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