": a usually illegal operation in which participants pay to join and profit mainly from payments made by subsequent participants":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jenner Furst and Julia Willoughby Nason explore the (still active) multi-level-marketing company LuLaRoe, which has been accused of being a pyramid scheme . \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 26 May 2022",
"Capuci also allegedly ran a pyramid scheme , according to the DOJ, recruiting promoters to sell the mining packages and promising them gifts ranging from Apple watches to Capuci's personal Ferrari, the press release says. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 8 May 2022",
"With the passing years, Putin has heightened the lawlessness by presiding over a pyramid scheme of bribery that requires each beneficiary to pay off the person above them to protect their corrupt turf. \u2014 Alexandra Wrage, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"Georgieva said some cryptocurrencies are more akin to a pyramid scheme for the digital age because they aren't backed by real assets. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 23 May 2022",
"Russia's central bank said the rapid growth of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has been caused by speculative demand and that cryptocurrencies carry characteristics of a pyramid scheme , warning of potential price bubbles in the market. \u2014 Billy Bambrough, Forbes , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Much like in a pyramid scheme , early adopters benefit from bringing newcomers into the fold: additional traders will drive up the value of their existing assets. \u2014 The Editors, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Jen goes after Justin Jen pulls out that LifeVantage, where Justin is the chief sales and marketing officer, had a lawsuit filed against it, accusing the company of being a pyramid scheme . \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Prosecutors say the investments weren\u2019t being traded as promised but were instead used to pay out earlier investors, typical of a pyramid scheme . \u2014 Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Feb. 2022"
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"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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"-\u02c8reth-r\u0259m",
"p\u012b-\u02c8r\u0113-thr\u0259m",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To observe pyrethrum \u2019s effects, Dong and her colleagues attached tiny electrodes to hairs on mosquitoes\u2019 antennae. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American , 19 July 2021",
"Do not use pyrethrum products for these or any other pests. \u2014 Howard Garrett, Dallas News , 26 July 2021",
"Lives can be spared by applying insect repellents, including a chrysanthemum flower extract called pyrethrum that humans have used for thousands of years. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American , 19 July 2021",
"During the 1980s, the pyrethrum crisis began, instigated by the chemical synthesis of pyrethroids that led to the manufacturing of cheaper but non-organic products. \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2021",
"The pyrethrum is known as the \u2018flower of death\u2019 \u2013 a nickname that neatly describes this delicate daisy imbued with murderous power. \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2021",
"The pyrethrum is cultivated mainly in the hills of Nakuru in Kenya and is the arch foe of the insect world. \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2021",
"Look for pyrethrum in the list of ingredients on your bug spray; it\u2019s one of the most popular ingredients in natural insect repellents. \u2014 Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens , 21 Aug. 2020",
"Some gardeners mention pyrethrum as an option for the nymphs, but for the adults, malathion and Sevin are the effective options. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 21 June 2019"
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"Latin, pellitory, from Greek pyrethron , from pyr fire":""
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"plural noun"
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"New Latin, from pyren- + -carpeae (from -carpus -carpous)":""
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"noun"
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"p\u012b\u02c8r-",
"p\u0259\u0307\u02c8ral\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
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"New Latin, from Pyralis + -idae":""
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"p\u012b\u02c8r\u0113n\u0259\u02cck\u00e4rp"
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": a genus of imperfect fungi (family Sphaeropsidaceae) characterized by setose pycnidia and unicellular hyaline ovate to elongate or cylindric pycnospores":[]
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"New Latin, from pyren- + -chaeta":""
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"p\u012b-\u02c8ra-l\u0259d"
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"ultimately from Latin pyralis , fly fabled as living in fire, from Greek, from pyr fire":""
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"noun"
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": a crystalline acid H 4 P 2 O 7 formed when orthophosphoric acid is heated or prepared in the form of salts by heating acid salts of orthophosphoric acid":[]
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"p\u012b-",
"p\u0259-\u02c8r\u012b-t\u0113z",
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": a protein body in the chloroplasts of algae and hornworts that is involved in carbon fixation and starch formation and storage":[]
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"p\u012b-\u02c8r\u0113-\u02ccthr\u022fid",
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"-\u02c8re-"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Please note that the product contains gamma-cyhalothrin, a potent broad-spectrum pyrethroid pesticide that will also kill other insects such as ants, fleas and roaches. \u2014 Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping , 29 Apr. 2022",
"For many, application of a pyrethroid insecticide at precise timing for the species and its life cycle will help. \u2014 Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News , 14 May 2021",
"Flumethrin is a pyrethroid insecticide that is only used in one product: Seresto. \u2014 Johnathan Hettinger, USA TODAY , 8 Apr. 2021",
"But the pesticides, like pyrethroid and neonicotinoid, are toxic to bees. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 July 2020",
"Toxicology reports of the Canadian victims confirmed the presence of pyrethroid and organophosphate - two agents commonly found in fumigation products. \u2014 Barnini Chakraborty, Fox News , 20 Sep. 2019",
"According to a 2018 report by ABC News, bug sprays contain active ingredients called pyrethroids , which penetrate the insect\u2019s nervous system to stun and kill them. \u2014 Samantha Lauriello, Health.com , 17 July 2019",
"According to LiveScience, bug sprays contain an active ingredient called pyrethroids that interferes with nerve signaling in humans. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al.com , 17 July 2019",
"The Bug Squad recommends using a synthetic pyrethroid spray to kill these pests in your home. \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful , 25 Apr. 2019"
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"pyrethr in + -oid":""
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"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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": any of a group of igneous-rock-forming silicate minerals that contain calcium, sodium, magnesium, iron, or aluminum, usually occur in short prismatic crystals or massive form, are often laminated, and vary in color from white to dark green or black":[]
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"p\u012b-\u02c8r\u00e4k-\u02ccs\u0113n",
"p\u0259-"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Maaz, which is on top and thus probably younger, has a composition similar to most basaltic lava flows \u2014 full of minerals known as pyroxene and plagioclase but with little or no olivine. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The analysis revealed large olivine crystals surrounded by pyroxene crystals, both of which pointed to the fact that the rock came from volcanic lava flows. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Basaltic lava has a low silica content and is composed predominantly of plagioclase, amphibole, and pyroxene . \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 18 May 2021",
"The upper mantle is composed of silicates common in magmatic and metamorphic rocks, like olivine, pyroxene , and garnet. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2021",
"Made of minerals such as olivine and pyroxene , and sometimes glass, chondrules themselves come in a variety of shapes, sizes and compositions\u2014often containing a glittering array of crystals. \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American , 8 Dec. 2020",
"Driving around Von K\u00e1rm\u00e1n, the Yutu-2 rover found material that, according to its spectrometer, looked to contain at least two minerals: low-calcium pyroxene and olivine. \u2014 National Geographic , 15 May 2019",
"Models and some recent finds suggest the upper zones of the mantle are composed of the minerals pyroxene and olivine. \u2014 National Geographic , 3 July 2019",
"The water content of minerals like pyroxene , known to be incredibly dry, were oddly wet in Bermuda\u2019s core samples. \u2014 Robin George Andrews, National Geographic , 17 May 2019"
],
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"French pyrox\u00e8ne , from Greek pyr- + xenos stranger":""
},
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"1800, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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": either of two oily liquid esters C 21 H 28 O 3 and C 22 H 28 O 5 having insecticidal properties and occurring especially in the flowers of pyrethrum":[]
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"-\u02c8reth-r\u0259n",
"p\u012b-\u02c8r\u0113-thr\u0259n",
"-\u02c8re-"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For aphids, hose off as many as possible and then use either Mosquito Bits (a Baccillus product that nurseries sell) or spray plants with any product containing pyrethrin . \u2014 Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The team also used chemical analysis to determine how two of pyrethrum\u2019s molecular components\u2014EBF and pyrethrin \u2014elicit the repellent response. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American , 19 July 2021",
"Adults can be controlled with malathion, carbaryl (Sevin) and pyrethrin . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 29 June 2021",
"These mosquito repellents rely on a pyrethrin as the active ingredient. \u2014 Outdoor Life Staff, Outdoor Life , 11 Jan. 2021",
"People who have known sensitivities to pyrethrin can reduce potential for exposure by staying indoors during treatment. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press , 17 Sep. 2020",
"Acephate and pyrethrins are high toxicity to bees and horticultural oils are moderately toxic to bees. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Oct. 2019",
"For pubic lice, lice-killing lotions that contain active ingredients called permethrin, pyrethrins , or piperonyl butoxide, can be applied to the area. \u2014 Sarah Bradley, Health.com , 24 Oct. 2019",
"Aphids, though more nuisance than major threat, can be treated with one of many sprays that have pyrethrin as a active ingredient. \u2014 Earl Nickel, SFChronicle.com , 20 Sep. 2019"
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"International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin pyrethrum":""
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"1882, in the meaning defined above":""
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": the doctrines of a school of ancient extreme skeptics who suspended judgment on every proposition \u2014 compare academicism":[],
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"\u02c8pir-\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m"
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"French pyrrhonisme , from Pyrrhon Pyrrho, 4th century b.c. Greek. philosopher, from Greek Pyrrh\u014dn":""
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": a group of silicate minerals closely related in crystal form and having the general formula ABSi 2 O 6 where A represents usually Ca or Na and B is usually Mg, Fe, or Al that includes the orthorhombic species enstatite and hypersthene and several monoclinic species (as diopside, spodumene, jadeite, acmite, and augite)":[]
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"noun"
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": a dark grayish to dark yellow that is slightly lighter than sulphine yellow or bister green":[]
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": either of two oily liquid esters C 21 H 28 O 3 and C 22 H 28 O 5 having insecticidal properties and occurring especially in the flowers of pyrethrum":[]
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"-\u02c8reth-r\u0259n",
"p\u012b-\u02c8r\u0113-thr\u0259n",
"-\u02c8re-"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For aphids, hose off as many as possible and then use either Mosquito Bits (a Baccillus product that nurseries sell) or spray plants with any product containing pyrethrin . \u2014 Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The team also used chemical analysis to determine how two of pyrethrum\u2019s molecular components\u2014EBF and pyrethrin \u2014elicit the repellent response. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American , 19 July 2021",
"Adults can be controlled with malathion, carbaryl (Sevin) and pyrethrin . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 29 June 2021",
"These mosquito repellents rely on a pyrethrin as the active ingredient. \u2014 Outdoor Life Staff, Outdoor Life , 11 Jan. 2021",
"People who have known sensitivities to pyrethrin can reduce potential for exposure by staying indoors during treatment. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press , 17 Sep. 2020",
"Acephate and pyrethrins are high toxicity to bees and horticultural oils are moderately toxic to bees. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Oct. 2019",
"For pubic lice, lice-killing lotions that contain active ingredients called permethrin, pyrethrins , or piperonyl butoxide, can be applied to the area. \u2014 Sarah Bradley, Health.com , 24 Oct. 2019",
"Aphids, though more nuisance than major threat, can be treated with one of many sprays that have pyrethrin as a active ingredient. \u2014 Earl Nickel, SFChronicle.com , 20 Sep. 2019"
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"Weighing in at one ounce under a pound, this bread was made with a number of ingredients that required a Google search to identify, including leavening agents calcium sulfate, sodium acid pyrophosphate and monocalcium phosphate and palm wax. \u2014 Ariel Cheung, chicagotribune.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Pseudogout, which as its name suggests can be confused for gout, is caused by a different crystal, calcium pyrophosphate . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 26 Apr. 2021"
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"1827, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-111345"
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"noun"
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": a process combining the use of photography and heat (as in producing fired-on pictures on porcelain)":[]
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"type":[
"noun"
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": the condition or characteristic of having red hair":[]
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"Greek pyrrhot \u0113s redness (from pyrrhos red) + English -ism":""
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"adjective",
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"pyrrhonian from Latin pyrrhon eus, noun, pyrrhonian (from pyrrhon-, Pyrrho , flourished 4th century b.c. Greek philosopher) +) English -an; pyrrhonic from Latin pyrrhon eus + English -ic":"Noun",
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": of or relating to fever : febrile":[]
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"p\u012b-\u02c8re-tik"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Siberia is even more pyretic , averaging more than nine degrees above the 20th-century norm from January onward. \u2014 Bathsheba Demuth, The Atlantic , 28 Aug. 2020",
"The feces of silkworm (Bombyx mori) have pharmacological properties that give it analgesic, anti- pyretic and anti-inflammatory applications in herbal medicine. \u2014 Prayan Pokharel, Smithsonian , 17 Aug. 2017",
"The feces of silkworm (Bombyx mori) have pharmacological properties that give it analgesic, anti- pyretic and anti-inflammatory applications in herbal medicine. \u2014 Prayan Pokharel, Smithsonian , 17 Aug. 2017"
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"New Latin pyreticus , from Greek pyretikos , from pyretos fever, from pyr":""
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"1850, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-120409"
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"combining form"
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": fever":[
"pyreto genesis",
"pyret etiology"
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"Greek, from pyretos burning heat, fever, from pyr fire":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-121137"
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"pyrolusite":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a soft black or steel-gray mineral of metallic luster consisting of manganese dioxide that is the most important ore of manganese":[]
"German Pyrolusit , from Greek pyr- + lousis washing, from louein to wash \u2014 more at lye":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1828, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-124321"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": any of several substances or mixtures (as a carbonized mixture of alum and sugar, or finely divided lead or iron) that ignite spontaneously on exposure to air":[],
": a genus of large tropical American beetles (family Elateridae) bearing a pair of large luminous organs on the prothorax \u2014 see fire beetle":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"p\u012b\u02c8r\u00e4f\u0259r\u0259s"
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"New Latin, from Greek pyrophoros fire-bearing, from pyr- + -phoros -phorous":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-084632"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": an igneous rock that is free from olivine and is composed essentially of pyroxene":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u012b-\u02c8r\u00e4k-s\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bt",
"p\u0259-"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The other important minerals available in significant quantities are limestone, dolomite, manganese, mica, china clay, graphite, fire clay, coal bed methane, uranium, phosphorite, apatite, quartz, gold, feldspar and pyroxenite . \u2014 Gurvinder Singh, Quartz India , 4 Oct. 2019"
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1845, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-132006"
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"type":[
"adverb"
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": in the manner of or so as to have the form of a pyramid":[
"arranging the bunches of grapes pyramidwise on a platter"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-133253"
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"pyroxmangite":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a rhodonite containing about 20 percent of manganese":[]
"International Scientific Vocabulary pyrox ene + mangan- + -ite":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-090713"
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"Pyramus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a legendary youth of Babylon who dies for love of Thisbe":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pir-\u0259-m\u0259s"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from Greek Pyramos":""
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"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-134255"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a toxic water-soluble flammable liquid base C 5 H 5 N of pungent odor that is the parent of many naturally occurring organic compounds and is used as a solvent and as a denaturant for alcohol and in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and waterproofing agents":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pir-\u0259-\u02ccd\u0113n"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"pyr- + -ide + -ine entry 2":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1851, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-140047"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a flammable mixture of nitrocelluloses used especially in making plastics and water-repellent coatings (such as lacquers)":[],
"circa 1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-140216"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a common mineral that consists of iron disulfide, has a pale brass-yellow color and metallic luster, and is burned in making sulfur dioxide and sulfuric acid":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u012b-\u02ccr\u012bt"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And Mary and Jesus are given natural (if irregular) halos by glimmering gold pyrite specks in the lapis. \u2014 Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ , 12 Mar. 2022",
"If anyone tried to tamper with the master image (by, say, transforming the pyrite of a stringy-haired goatee guy into the gold of an alien), a skeptic could double-check the image by running it through that algorithm. \u2014 Sandra Upson, Wired , 11 Nov. 2021",
"The tunnel\u2019s walls were decorated with pyrite , or fool\u2019s gold, which reflected firelight to create the illusion of a sky dotted with stars. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Aug. 2021",
"Geology has found tiny amounts of gold can be trapped inside pyrite . \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 27 June 2021",
"The company dumped iron pyrite cylinders into the marsh and later manufactured fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides. \u2014 Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com , 5 Jan. 2021",
"The company dumped iron pyrite cinders into the marsh and later manufactured fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides there. \u2014 Sarah Ravani, SFChronicle.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The company dumped iron pyrite cinders into the marsh and later manufactured fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides there. \u2014 Sarah Ravani, SFChronicle.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The company dumped iron pyrite cinders into the marsh and later manufactured fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides there. \u2014 Sarah Ravani, SFChronicle.com , 15 Dec. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin pyrites":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1741, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-142006"
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"pyran":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": either of two cyclic compounds C 5 H 6 O that contain five carbon atoms and one oxygen atom in the ring":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u012b-\u02ccran",
"\u02c8p\u012b(\u0259)r-\u02ccan"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1904, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-144346"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": inducing fever":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6p\u012br-",
"\u00a6pir\u0259t\u014d\u00a6jenik",
"p\u012b\u00a6ret\u0259\u00a6j-"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"pyret- + -genic or -genous":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-150002"
},
"pyranoid":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": resembling pyran in chemical structure : characterized by the presence of the furan ring":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u012br-",
"\u02c8pir\u0259\u02ccn\u022fid"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"pyran + -oid":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-150038"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of several bases derived from pyridine and obtained with it as by-products of the coking process or made synthetically \u2014 compare collidine , lutidine , methylethylpyridine , picoline":[]
},
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-151300"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a bronze-colored mineral of metallic luster that consists of ferrous sulfide and is attracted by a magnet":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pir-\u0259-\u02cct\u012bt"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Concrete used in homes in Eastern Connecticut contained the mineral pyrrhotite , which degraded foundations. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 8 June 2021",
"Fresh funding for the study of crumbling foundations in the state, appears to be paying dividends, lowering the cost of testing for pyrrhotite to nothing for some homeowners, including residents at Ryefield Condominiums in Vernon. \u2014 Steven Goode, courant.com , 26 Oct. 2020",
"This pyrrhotite problem is the first of its kind in the United States. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 July 2019",
"The Hartford Courant reports tens of thousands of homes could be at risk of having a foundation fail because of an iron sulfide called pyrrhotite . \u2014 USA TODAY , 12 Nov. 2019",
"The material containing pyrrhotite has been traced to a Willington quarry used between 1983 and 2015 by a now-defunct concrete company. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 July 2019",
"Many of those homes require repairs because a chemical known as pyrrhotite was used in the concrete when the homes were constructed, chiefly in eastern Connecticut. \u2014 Christopher Keating, courant.com , 6 June 2019",
"According to a state report, a mineral known as pyrrhotite \u2014 used in the concrete aggregate for the foundations that are now crumbling \u2014 is partly to blame. \u2014 Kathleen Mcwilliams, courant.com , 4 June 2018",
"The issue was traced to a quarry in Willington and a mineral \u2014 pyrrhotite \u2014 that causes the concrete to deteriorate. \u2014 Russell Blair, courant.com , 10 May 2018"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"modification of German Pyrrhotin , from Greek pyrrhot\u0113s redness, from pyrrhos red, from pyr fire \u2014 more at fire":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1868, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-152444"
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"pyrolysate":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a product of pyrolysis":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccs\u0101t",
"p\u012b-\u02c8r\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccz\u0101t"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1944, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-155311"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": chemical change brought about by the action of heat":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u012b-\u02c8r\u00e4l-\u0259-s\u0259s",
"p\u012b-\u02c8r\u00e4-l\u0259-s\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Vales said Wastefront uses a thermochemical process known as pyrolysis , which heats the waste tires at 450 degrees and produces no carbon emissions. \u2014 Jamie Hailstone, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Another type of green hydrogen is produced using pyrolysis , heating methane and potentially other hydrocarbons in an oxygen-free reactor to produce hydrogen and solid carbon products. \u2014 Whitaker Irvin Jr., Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Recent patent applications and announcements reveal that ExxonMobil is developing their own proprietary process for waste plastic pyrolysis . \u2014 Brentan Alexander, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
"The management of solid carbon from pyrolysis is largely contingent on its regulatory classification. \u2014 Baker Institute, Forbes , 22 Sep. 2021",
"Classification is complicated by the fact that not all methane pyrolysis processes yield an identical carbon output. \u2014 Baker Institute, Forbes , 22 Sep. 2021",
"And the largest waste plastic pyrolysis plant in the world from Brightmark is nearing completion in Ashley, Indiana, with more larger plants on the way. \u2014 Brentan Alexander, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
"The company planned to use a process known as pyrolysis to break down used gloves, tubing and syringes to generate power. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 15 July 2021",
"Using heat to break down plastics is called pyrolysis , and Vlachos tells Gizmodo that most prior research focuses on processes that require temperatures ranging from 752 to 1,472 degrees Fahrenheit to work. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Apr. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1890, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-173746"
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"Pyrrhonism":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the doctrines of a school of ancient extreme skeptics who suspended judgment on every proposition \u2014 compare academicism":[],
": total or radical skepticism":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pir-\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"French pyrrhonisme , from Pyrrhon Pyrrho, 4th century b.c. Greek. philosopher, from Greek Pyrrh\u014dn":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1693, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-180823"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an optical pyrometer in which light from an incandescent body whose temperature is to be measured is passed through ruby glass and the red rays thus isolated are compared with those similarly received from a standard flame \u2014 compare pyrometer":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"pyr- + photometer":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-190324"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to subject to pyrolysis":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u012b-r\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1919, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-200101"
},
"pyrrhuloxia":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a medium-sized songbird ( Cardinalis sinuatus ) of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico that has a short, thick bill, a prominent crest, and gray and red plumage":[
"The pyrrhuloxia is shaped like a cardinal but the male is gray with red accents on face, breast, crest, wings and tail. His bill is heavier and pale. The female is all gray.",
"\u2014 Phyllis Yochem , Corpus Christi (Texas) Caller-Times , 12 Feb. 2005",
"\u2026 many of the park's long-term campers maintain seed and citrus feeders for hummingbirds, thrashers, northern cardinals and the less-common pyrrhuloxias , the beautiful wine and gray desert cardinals.",
"\u2014 Jim Burns, Arizona Republic (Phoenix) , 18 Dec. 2008"
"Several years later, Elion and Hitchings developed the anti-malarial agent pyrimethamine , which is now used primarily to treat a potentially fatal foodborne illness called toxoplasmosis. \u2014 Patrick Adams, National Geographic , 31 Aug. 2020",
"Daraprim, also known as pyrimethamine , is used to treat toxoplasmosis, a parasitic infection that can cause damage to the brain, eyes or other organs in severe cases, the FDA said. \u2014 Shelby Lin Erdman And Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN , 29 Feb. 2020",
"The outlet points out that the retail price for Daraprim ( pyrimethamine ) is still $750 a pill, up more than 5,000 percent from its previous price of $13.50 per pill. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 4 May 2018",
"The outlet points out that the retail price for Daraprim ( pyrimethamine ) is still $750 a pill, up more than 5,000 percent from its previous price of $13.50 per pill. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 4 May 2018",
"But these alternatives are shut down by the same mutations that make the parasites resistant to pyrimethamine . \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 11 Dec. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"pyrim idine + eth yl + amine":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1952, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-221228"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a preparation of aminopyrine":[
"\u2014 formerly a U.S. registered trademark"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259\u0307\u02c8ram\u0259\u02ccd\u00e4n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1898, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-231843"
},
"pyrenolichen":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an ascolichen of the subgroup Pyrenolichenes \u2014 compare basidiolichen":[]
": an instrument for measuring radiation from the sky by comparing the heating effect of such radiation upon two blackened metallic strips with that produced in the same strips when heated by means of an electric current":[]
"For Newton, pyramidology related to his interest in alchemy and even his underlying Christian beliefs. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 7 Dec. 2020",
"Newton faced religious persecution for combining Christianity and pyramidology . \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 7 Dec. 2020"
"New Latin pyramidoides figure resembling a pyramid (from Latin pyramid-, pyramis + -oides -oid) + English -al":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-003155"
},
"pyritic smelting":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a process of smelting pyritic ores without previous roasting and with little or no fuel by utilizing the heat resulting from the combustion of their high sulfur content":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-004022"
},
"Pyrenopeziza":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of fungi (family Mollisiaceae) that is similar to Pseudopeziza except in having dark-colored apothecia and that includes several parasites of economic plants":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u012b\u00a6r\u0113(\u02cc)n\u014d+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from pyren- + Peziza":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-010815"
},
"pyriform":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having the form of a pear":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pir-\u0259-\u02ccf\u022frm"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin pyriformis , from Medieval Latin pyrum pear (alteration of Latin pirum ) + Latin -iformis -iform":""
": a univalent ion [C 5 H 5 NH] + or radical C 5 H 6 N that is analogous to ammonium and is derived from pyridine":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpir\u0259\u02c8din\u0113\u0259m"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary pyridine + New Latin -ium":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-040454"
},
"pyrosulfuric acid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an unstable, crystalline acid H 2 S 2 O 7 that is usually handled commercially as a thick oily fuming liquid, that is formed by the union of sulfur trioxide with sulfuric acid, that is a chief component of fuming sulfuric acid, and that is converted to sulfuric acid when mixed with water":[
": a drug that inhibits the action of cholinesterase , is taken orally in the form of its bromide C 9 H 13 BrN 2 O 2 especially in the treatment of myasthenia gravis , and has been administered to military personnel as a prophylactic against the effects of nerve gas":[]
"International Scientific Vocabulary pyrid ine + ne ostigmine":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1961, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-081637"
},
"pyramid of the medulla":{
"type":[],
"definitions":{
": either of two large bundles of motor fibers from the cerebral cortex reaching the medulla through the cerebral peduncles and pons and continuous with the pyramidal tracts of the spinal cord":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-082545"
},
"pyrophoric":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": igniting spontaneously":[],
": emitting sparks when scratched or struck especially with steel":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccp\u012b-r\u0259-\u02c8f\u022fr-ik",
"-\u02c8f\u00e4r-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Intel, Nov. 11, 1986 (Aloha): A pyrophoric gas silane cylinder leaks through a valve and catches fire. \u2014 Mike Rogoway, OregonLive.com , 17 July 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin pyrophorus , from Greek pyrophoros fire-bearing, from pyr- + -phoros carrying \u2014 more at -phore":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-083115"
},
"pyrophilous":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": growing or thriving on burned or fired substrata":[
"pyrophilous fungi"
],
"\u2014 compare pyronema":[
"pyrophilous fungi"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)p\u012b\u00a6r\u00e4f\u0259l\u0259s"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"pyr- + -philous":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-095004"
},
"pyrosulfuryl":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the bivalent radical, S 2 O 5 , of pyrosulfuric acid":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary pyrosulfur ic + -yl":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-095041"
},
"pyrometer":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an instrument for measuring temperatures especially when beyond the range of mercurial thermometers":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u012b-\u02c8r\u00e4-m\u0259-t\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This instrument, called a radiation pyrometer , resembles a small telescope and is equipped with rock-salt and quartz lenses that screen out all except infrared radiations. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 17 Dec. 2020"
": a silver antimony sulfide Ag 3 SbS 3 that is isomorphous with proustite, occurs in rhombohedral crystals or massive, and has a dark-red or black color with a metallic adamantine luster":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259\u0307\u02c8r-",
"p\u012b\u02c8r\u00e4rj\u0259\u02ccr\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"German pyrargyrit , from pyr- + argyr- + -it -ite":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-110406"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-110539"
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": a family of moderately large often brightly colored bugs comprising the firebugs, having four-jointed beak and antennae and no ocelli, and sucking the juices of plants \u2014 compare cotton stainer , dysdercus":[]
"New Latin, from Pyrrhocoris , type genus (from pyrrh- + Greek koris bedbug) + -idae":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-125219"
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"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"geographical name"
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"definitions":{
"mountains along the French-Spanish border from the Bay of Biscay to the Gulf of Lion \u2014 see aneto, pico de":[]
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"\u02c8pir-\u0259-\u02ccn\u0113z"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a univalent ion C 5 H 5 O + of the oxonium type that is related to pyran":[]
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"p\u012b\u02c8ril\u0113\u0259m"
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"New Latin, irregular from International Scientific Vocabulary pyran":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-132902"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a mineral Ag 3 SbS 3 that is a silver antimony sulfide polymorphous with pyrargyrite and occurs in tufts of hyacinth-red monoclinic crystals":[]
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"-tilp\u02ccn\u012bt"
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"pyr- + Greek stilpnos glistening + -ite":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-134950"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"plural noun"
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"definitions":{
": a subclass of fungi (class Ascomycetes) including those that produce a typical perithecium and comprising the orders Sphaeriales, Perisporiales, Hypocreales, and Dothideales":[]
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"New Latin, from pyren- + -mycetes":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-140535"
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"noun"
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": a genus (subfamily Pyraustinae of the family Pyralidae or Crambidae ) of inconspicuously colored moths with larvae that feed on foliage or bore in the stems of plants \u2014 see corn borer":[]
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"p\u0259\u0307\u02c8r\u022fst\u0259"
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"New Latin, from Greek pyraust\u0113s moth that gets singed in fire, from pyr- + -aust\u0113s (from auein to get a light, start a fire)":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-141109"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": the wife of Deucalion":[]
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"\u02c8pir-\u0259"
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"Latin, from Greek":""
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"1560, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-141513"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": metabisulfite":[
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": a common household ant ( Dorymyrmex pyramicus ) of California":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-145144"
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"\"",
"p\u0259\u0307\u02c8r\u00e4k\u0259r\u0259\u0307d"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-145336"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": great pyrenees":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-145944"
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"-t\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-151623"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a green-yellow crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of eight compactly but unsymmetrically fused benzene rings in three tiers":[]
": a soft usually white or greenish mineral that is a hydrous aluminum silicate, resembles talc, occurs in a foliated form or in compact masses, and is used especially in ceramic wares":[]
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"1830, in the meaning defined above":""
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"adjective",
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": abnormal elevation of body temperature : fever":[]
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"p\u012b-\u02c8rek-s\u0113-\u0259"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These included injection site reactions, headache, pyrexia (fever), fatigue, back pain, myalgia and rash. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 22 Dec. 2021",
"According to the US National Library of Medicine's MedlinePlus resource, a fever (aka, pyrexia ) is technically a higher-than-normal body temperature. \u2014 Leah Groth, Health.com , 2 Apr. 2020",
"For many of these reactions, the FDA database uses medical terminology, such as pyrexia and dyspnoea for fever and labored breathing, respectively. \u2014 Ajc Homepage, ajc , 24 July 2017"
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"the ancient pyramids of Egypt",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But the bottom of the pyramid \u2013 the high schools \u2013 is deep and wide, and that becomes reflected later. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 27 June 2022",
"Huitzilopochtli shared the Templo Mayor with the rain and farming god Tlaloc; each god had his own shrine at the top of the pyramid , reached by separate staircases. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 17 Mar. 2022",
"My personal pyramid has seven, with two razor-thin strata delineating both pizza and Asian food. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"This left many countries, like Germany, suddenly needing energy as a fundamental physiological need, as per the base layer of Maslow\u2019s pyramid . \u2014 Jemma Green, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"At the time, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati were both in the second tier of soccer in the U.S. while Detroit was in the lower rungs of the domestic soccer pyramid . \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The top of the pyramid was gone, so that was replaced. \u2014 Paul Messinger, The Arizona Republic , 6 May 2022",
"Amid rubble buried beneath a Maya pyramid in Northern Guatemala, archaeologists found a broken bit of plaster with a glyph painted on it. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 15 Apr. 2022",
"At her first practice, the coach ran through everyone\u2019s positions, and said that Lee would be a base, at the bottom of the pyramid , because of her height and size. \u2014 ELLE , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But the more profound change is likely to occur at the bottom of the jobs pyramid . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 23 May 2021",
"The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products, to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products, to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products, to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products, to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products, to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products, to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products, to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 15 Dec. 2020"
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"Middle English piromancie , from Middle French, from Late Latin pyromantia , from Greek pyromanteia , from pyr fire + manteia divination \u2014 more at -mancy":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-160807"
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": marked by fire or burning":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-162207"
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"noun"
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": a nitrogenous heat-stabile factor that is possibly a polypeptide, is found in inflammatory discharges, and may be responsible for the fever which accompanies inflammation \u2014 compare necrosin":[]
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": one that pyrographs":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-162523"
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": any of various metallic-looking sulfides of which pyrite is the commonest":[]
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"p\u0259-\u02c8r\u012b-t\u0113z",
"\u02c8p\u012b-\u02ccr\u012bts",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-165156"
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"adjective"
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": having nucleated red blood corpuscles":[]
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"\u00a6p\u012br\u0259\u00a6nem\u0259t\u0259s"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-165438"
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": a family that comprises mostly evergreen herbs (order Ericales) of temperate regions with pentamerous regular flowers succeeded by loculicidal capsules and that is sometimes included in Ericaceae":[]
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": any of the conical masses that project from the renal medulla into the renal pelvis":[],
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"But the bottom of the pyramid \u2013 the high schools \u2013 is deep and wide, and that becomes reflected later. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 27 June 2022",
"Huitzilopochtli shared the Templo Mayor with the rain and farming god Tlaloc; each god had his own shrine at the top of the pyramid , reached by separate staircases. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 17 Mar. 2022",
"My personal pyramid has seven, with two razor-thin strata delineating both pizza and Asian food. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"This left many countries, like Germany, suddenly needing energy as a fundamental physiological need, as per the base layer of Maslow\u2019s pyramid . \u2014 Jemma Green, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"At the time, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati were both in the second tier of soccer in the U.S. while Detroit was in the lower rungs of the domestic soccer pyramid . \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The top of the pyramid was gone, so that was replaced. \u2014 Paul Messinger, The Arizona Republic , 6 May 2022",
"Amid rubble buried beneath a Maya pyramid in Northern Guatemala, archaeologists found a broken bit of plaster with a glyph painted on it. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 15 Apr. 2022",
"At her first practice, the coach ran through everyone\u2019s positions, and said that Lee would be a base, at the bottom of the pyramid , because of her height and size. \u2014 ELLE , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But the more profound change is likely to occur at the bottom of the jobs pyramid . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 23 May 2021",
"The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products, to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products, to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products, to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products, to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products, to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products, to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products, to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 15 Dec. 2020"
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"type":[
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": a Spanish ibex ( Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica ) chiefly of the Pyrenees mountains that became extinct in the year 2000":[]
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"1855, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a crystalline acid (C 6 H 7 O)COOH formed especially by heating tartaric acid; 2,5-dimethyl-3-furoic acid":[]
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"\u00a6p\u012br\u014d\u00a6tr\u012b\u00a6tarik-"
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"pyrotritaric International Scientific Vocabulary pyr- + tri- + tar taric; pyrotritartaric from pyr- + tri- + tartaric":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-182006"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a 3-carbon acid C 3 H 4 O 3 that in carbohydrate metabolism is an important intermediate product formed especially during glycolysis":[]
},
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"p\u012b-\u02ccr\u00fc-vik-"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Pigment-specific peels, like pyruvic acid , are recommended since studies have shown this ingredient is specifically effective for diminishing hyperpigmentation. \u2014 Julie Ricevuto, Allure , 22 Oct. 2020",
"For example, carbonaceous chondrites\u2014some of the oldest rocks in the solar system\u2014were recently found to harbor pyruvic acid , which is essential for metabolism. \u2014 David W. Brown, Smithsonian , 2 July 2018"
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"International Scientific Vocabulary pyr- + Latin uva grapes; from its importance in fermentation \u2014 more at uvula":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-183102"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-190600"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a victory that is not worth winning because so much is lost to achieve it":[]
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a pale yellow crystalline hydrocarbon C 16 H 10 that fluoresces blue in solution, that is obtained from coal-tar distillation, from petroleum cracking, and from stupp and is also made synthetically, and that consists structurally of a cluster of four compactly fused benzene rings":[]
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"\u02c8p\u012b\u02ccr\u0113n"
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"pyr- + -ene":"Noun"
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"One type of pyruvate tracer reveals how much carbon is given off during daytime respiration\u2014a key part of the carbon cycle that needs to be better quantified, Werner says. \u2014 Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS , 16 Oct. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Great choices include hollies, old-fashioned roses, anaqua, Mexican plum, huisache, Turks cap, pyracantha , condalia and yucca. \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Edward Gohlich Also called firethorn, pyracantha is a thorny evergreen shrub that produces spectacular clusters of berries in the fall. \u2014 Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens , 4 Jan. 2022",
"For fruits, plant beautyberry, pyracantha , Eastern red cedar, viburnum, hawthorn, sumac, palm, crabapple, serviceberry, dogwood, bayberry, persimmon, black gum, holly, and wax myrtle. \u2014 Steve Bender, Southern Living , 17 Mar. 2021",
"This bacterial disease afflicts only apple, pear, and hawthorn trees, and pyracantha and cotoneaster shrubs. \u2014 Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman , 26 Apr. 2018",
"Watch fruit trees and ornamentals such as pyracantha , for signs of fireblight. \u2014 Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman , 31 Jan. 2018",
"Lace bugs attack pyracanthas , Boston ivy, sycamores, bur oaks, chinquapin oaks, azaleas, American elms and boxwoods, among others, turning their leaves the same pale tan color. \u2014 Neil Sperry, star-telegram , 5 Sep. 2017"
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"Barnes said police know full well that with tents selling firecrackers just outside city limits during this time of year, some of the pyrotechnics will get back into the city. \u2014 Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online , 2 July 2022",
"Ohio previously allowed consumers to use only sparklers and a handful of other pyrotechnics , and anything else had to be taken out of state within 48 hours of purchase. \u2014 Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer , 23 June 2022",
"Under conductor Keith Lockhart, the Pops will perform from 8 p.m.-11 p.m. on July 4 as a pyrotechnics show dazzles overhead. \u2014 Dana Gerber, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"Kane shocked the wrestling world with unprecedented pyrotechnics , a complex backstory and a dark edge not seen in years. \u2014 Fox News , 7 June 2022",
"After this test, the rocket will roll back to the Vehicle Assembly Building to be outfitted with pyrotechnics and for other final tasks. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Sure, setting off fireworks and running around with playfully dangerous sparklers can be fun, but some people would much rather watch other fools launch pyrotechnics into the sky from the safety of their homes. \u2014 Melanie Curry, ELLE , 1 June 2022",
"Ukraine\u2019s foreign ministry tweeted last weekend that Patron helped pyrotechnics in Chernihiv clear over 260 explosive devices. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 9 May 2022",
"Feeding off the thundering bass and each other\u2019s energy, the cousins bounced and rapped in unison as neon pyrotechnics lit up the stage. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 24 Apr. 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-234912"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The arsenal's mission changed to making smoke, incendiary and pyrotechnic devices. \u2014 Rex Nelson, Arkansas Online , 15 Feb. 2021",
"For many, it\u2019s being drawn to writers whose prose is pyrotechnic . \u2014 Brendan O'meara, Longreads , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Achieving that involves a lot more than just music, though, and Baker is a careful student of the pyrotechnic theater of it all. \u2014 Meaghan Garvey, Billboard , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Choose one that isn\u2019t overly sweet for a gently pyrotechnic burst of citrus to set the heart racing. \u2014 Aleksandra Crapanzano, WSJ , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The famous black writer had built a reputation for pyrotechnic readings that sometimes included slideshows of brutalized slave bodies and sometimes involved moan-singing. \u2014 Longreads , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Holding out Greene as some kind of free-speech martyr because her personal Twitter account was shuttered is as fanciful and absurd as one of those pyrotechnic Jewish lasers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Avant Gardner, which is located in East Williamsburg\u2019s industrial district, boasts a KV2 sound system, three-dimensional video projection mapping technology, laser displays and pyrotechnic capabilities. \u2014 Lisa Kocay, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
"The demonstration was largely peaceful, but police reported that some protesters threw pyrotechnic objects. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 5 Dec. 2021",
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"When lighting fireworks, adults should clear the range and make sure the pyrotechnic is not pointing at someone or being thrown in the direction of a person. \u2014 Clara Longo De Freitas, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 1 July 2021",
"But the spectacular pyrotechnic and LED light display can be seen from other vantage points in the city. \u2014 Linda Kessler, Dallas News , 28 Dec. 2020",
"If the district attorney pursues the case, the person who ignited the pyrotechnic would be the person charged, Milloy explained. \u2014 Sarah Moon And Hollie Silverman, CNN , 8 Sep. 2020",
"In body camera footage released by state police, at least one pyrotechnic is seen flying well over troopers' heads. \u2014 Rebekah Riess And Jason Hanna, CNN , 27 June 2020",
"Now, the next generations of family members operate Garden State Fireworks, which manufactures pyrotechnics for Walt Disney World and other places. \u2014 Gabrielle Russon, orlandosentinel.com , 2 Aug. 2018",
"While parked in a driveway, a short in the rear power inverter triggered a pyrotechnic fuse, which prevented an even worse outcome. \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 16 Apr. 2020",
"And with Australia\u2019s fire season rapidly worsening, as humans pump heat-trapping carbon into the atmosphere at a rate not seen in the last 66 million years, the next pyrotechnic assault could arrive long before that. \u2014 Maddie Stone, The Atlantic , 25 Feb. 2020",
"And indeed, after the world's unhappiest retiree bid adieu, pyrotechnics blew a hole in the pilot's canopy. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 13 Apr. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Polly is shown only as a portrait in the ensuing funeral pyre , as her son Michael Gray (Finn Cole) lights her carriage aflame in tribute to their Romany gypsy heritage. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
"After the opening scene where Tommy learns of Polly\u2019s death, the Shelbys have a funeral for Polly, which includes a wagon pyre , a tradition in keeping with the family\u2019s roots. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
"As carts filled with bodies roll toward a mass pyre , Schindler spots the girl among the dead. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Under Gajewski\u2019s hands, the orchestra surged now and then from candlelit prayer to roaring pyre . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"The family travelled to Tibet to retrieve and cremate the body in a pyre at base camp. \u2014 Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker , 22 Jan. 2022",
"His blackened execution pyre stands in a barren field, a leitmotif driven like a stake through the heart of the film. \u2014 Elle Carroll, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Her bones weighed 50 percent more than the average urn, indicating that her remains were carefully collected after her cremation on a funeral pyre . \u2014 Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 July 2021",
"The bone weight within her urn was 50% higher than the average urn, meaning the cremated remains of the woman and her twins were carefully collected after being burned on a pyre . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 29 July 2021"
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"Within 36 hours, the Coltins had an answer: Maverick has pyridoxine -dependent epilepsy, caused by a rare mutation of the ALDH7A1 gene, which codes for the enzyme antiquitin. \u2014 Michele Cohen Marill, Wired , 9 Mar. 2020",
"Bonjesta contains doxylamine succinate (an antihistamine found in over-the-counter sleep aids) and pyridoxine hydrochloride (the chemical name for a form of vitamin B6), which are the same active ingredients found in Diclegis. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 28 June 2018",
"The seizures were traced to a pair of genetic mutations causing a rare condition called pyridoxine -dependent epilepsy which is treatable with a form of vitamin B6. \u2014 Paul Sisson, sandiegouniontribune.com , 12 Feb. 2018"
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": a tetracyclic parent hydrocarbon C 16 H 12 regarded as derived from acenaphthene":[]
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"\u02c8pir-\u02cc\u014dl"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Researchers were able to contest the authenticity of the works by proving pigments used in the paintings, like the lightfast pyrrole red, PR 254, had not even been discovered until after Pollock\u2019s death in 1956. \u2014 Jackie Mansky, Smithsonian , 14 Mar. 2018"
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"noun"
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"plural noun"
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": an order of Paenungulata or in some classifications a suborder of Ungulata comprising large South American ungulates of Lower Tertiary age that have incisors like tusks and the cheek teeth all much alike and having two parallel transverse ridges":[]
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"\u02ccp\u012br\u014d\u02c8thir\u0113\u0259"
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"noun"
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": an unstable dicarboxylic acid C 4 H 6 (COOH) 2 obtained usually in the form of its crystalline anhydride by pyrolysis of cinchonic acid; dimethyl-maleic acid":[]
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"\u00a6p\u012b(\u02cc)r\u014d+\u2026-"
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"noun"
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": alpha-furoic acid":[]
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"pyromucic International Scientific Vocabulary pyr- + mucic (acid) ; originally formed as French pyromucique":""
"After her exercise in pyromania , Serena stays with her mother. \u2014 Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com , 7 June 2019",
"And finding signs of past fire-lighting on tools used for other purposes may offer the best window into the origins of humanity's collective pyromania . \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 26 July 2018",
"Best-selling author Margaret George has just published a novel repackaging the Roman emperor Nero, whose name has evoked mayhem and recreational pyromania for the past 2,000 years, as a misunderstood stripling. \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 5 May 2017"
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"New Latin":""
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"noun"
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"noun"
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"-n\u00e4m-",
"-r\u0259g\u00a6n-",
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"the ancient pyramids of Egypt",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But the bottom of the pyramid \u2013 the high schools \u2013 is deep and wide, and that becomes reflected later. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 27 June 2022",
"Huitzilopochtli shared the Templo Mayor with the rain and farming god Tlaloc; each god had his own shrine at the top of the pyramid , reached by separate staircases. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 17 Mar. 2022",
"My personal pyramid has seven, with two razor-thin strata delineating both pizza and Asian food. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"This left many countries, like Germany, suddenly needing energy as a fundamental physiological need, as per the base layer of Maslow\u2019s pyramid . \u2014 Jemma Green, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"At the time, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati were both in the second tier of soccer in the U.S. while Detroit was in the lower rungs of the domestic soccer pyramid . \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The top of the pyramid was gone, so that was replaced. \u2014 Paul Messinger, The Arizona Republic , 6 May 2022",
"Amid rubble buried beneath a Maya pyramid in Northern Guatemala, archaeologists found a broken bit of plaster with a glyph painted on it. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 15 Apr. 2022",
"At her first practice, the coach ran through everyone\u2019s positions, and said that Lee would be a base, at the bottom of the pyramid , because of her height and size. \u2014 ELLE , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But the more profound change is likely to occur at the bottom of the jobs pyramid . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 23 May 2021",
"The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products, to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products, to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products, to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products, to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products, to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products, to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products, to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 15 Dec. 2020"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-074238"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-080551"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a crystalline acid C 6 H 3 (OH) 2 COOH derived from pyrocatechol; 2,3-dihydroxy-benzoic acid":[]
": cellulose nitrate that is of lower degree of nitration than guncotton and that is used in smokeless powders":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-083325"
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"noun"
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": one that hand paints on glass with ceramic colors that are later fused on in a kiln":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-083710"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-092209"
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"pyre + -al":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-092741"
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"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of trees (family Rosaceae) native to the Old World that are distinguished by leaves which are mostly glabrous, hard and glossy at maturity, and involute in the bud but which have some or all the flower stalks in each cluster arising from a stout central column, by style usually separate at the base, and by fruit with abundant grit cells \u2014 compare malus \u2014 see pear":[]
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"type":[
"noun"
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"adjective",
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": a metrical foot consisting of two short or unaccented syllables":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"These are principles that must apply around the world, for basic fairness and because solving the climate crisis in just the U.S. would be the most pyrrhic of victories. \u2014 The New Yorker , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"\u02ccp\u012b-r\u014d-\u02c8je-nik",
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"1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"These are principles that must apply around the world, for basic fairness and because solving the climate crisis in just the U.S. would be the most pyrrhic of victories. \u2014 The New Yorker , 18 Mar. 2022"
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},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpir\u0259\u02c8mid\u0113\u02cc\u00e4n",
"-\u0113\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, diminutive of Latin pyramid-, pyramis pyramid":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-112350"
},
"pyromaniac":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania":[
"A psychological assessment commissioned by the defence came to the conclusion that Schalm was not a pyromaniac , nor was he bipolar, making the risk of recidivism minimal.",
"\u2014 Jeremy Appel",
"\u2014 sometimes used in an exaggerated or joking way to refer to a person who enjoys fires The self-described pyromaniac said she is excited about the pellet fire pits that will frame the front entrance. \u2014 Sarah Self-Walbrick"
": a fragment of detrital volcanic material that has been expelled aerially from a vent":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u012br\u014d\u02ccklast"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"pyr- + -clast":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-123638"
},
"pyrolignite of iron":{
"type":[],
"definitions":{
": iron liquor":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-124838"
},
"pyramidal":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": an ancient massive structure found especially in Egypt having typically a square ground plan, outside walls in the form of four triangles that meet in a point at the top, and inner sepulchral chambers":[],
": a structure or object of similar form":[],
": a polyhedron having for its base a polygon and for faces triangles with a common vertex \u2014 see Volume Formulas Table":[],
": a crystalline form each face of which intersects the vertical axis and either two lateral axes or in the tetragonal system one lateral axis":[],
": an anatomical structure resembling a pyramid: such as":[],
": any of the conical masses that project from the renal medulla into the renal pelvis":[],
": either of two large bundles of motor fibers from the cerebral cortex that reach the medulla oblongata and are continuous with the pyramidal tracts of the spinal cord":[],
": an immaterial structure built on a broad supporting base and narrowing gradually to an apex":[
"the socioeconomic pyramid"
],
": to speculate (as on a security or commodity exchange) by using paper profits as margin for additional transactions":[],
": to increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base":[],
": to arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid":[],
": to use (something, such as profits) in speculative pyramiding":[],
": to increase the impact of (something, such as a tax assessed at the production level) on the ultimate consumer by treating as a cost subject to markup":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pir-\u0259-\u02ccmid"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the ancient pyramids of Egypt",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But the bottom of the pyramid \u2013 the high schools \u2013 is deep and wide, and that becomes reflected later. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 27 June 2022",
"Huitzilopochtli shared the Templo Mayor with the rain and farming god Tlaloc; each god had his own shrine at the top of the pyramid , reached by separate staircases. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 17 Mar. 2022",
"My personal pyramid has seven, with two razor-thin strata delineating both pizza and Asian food. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"This left many countries, like Germany, suddenly needing energy as a fundamental physiological need, as per the base layer of Maslow\u2019s pyramid . \u2014 Jemma Green, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"At the time, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati were both in the second tier of soccer in the U.S. while Detroit was in the lower rungs of the domestic soccer pyramid . \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The top of the pyramid was gone, so that was replaced. \u2014 Paul Messinger, The Arizona Republic , 6 May 2022",
"Amid rubble buried beneath a Maya pyramid in Northern Guatemala, archaeologists found a broken bit of plaster with a glyph painted on it. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 15 Apr. 2022",
"At her first practice, the coach ran through everyone\u2019s positions, and said that Lee would be a base, at the bottom of the pyramid , because of her height and size. \u2014 ELLE , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But the more profound change is likely to occur at the bottom of the jobs pyramid . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 23 May 2021",
"The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products, to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products, to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products, to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products, to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products, to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products, to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products, to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 15 Dec. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin pyramid-, pyramis , from Greek":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"circa 1900, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
"While the ash will contain useful materials, pyrometallurgy can produce toxic fumes and limits the recovery of other valuable components. \u2014 Shel Evergreen, Ars Technica , 19 Apr. 2022",
"To extract those needles, recyclers rely on two techniques, known as pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy. \u2014 Ian Morse, Science | AAAS , 20 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1908, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-140621"
},
"pyromotor":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a motor driven directly by heat or heat waves":[]
": a crystalline acid C 6 H 2 (COOH) 4 that is formed by the distilling of mellitic acid; 1,2,4,5-benzene-tetracarboxylic acid":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+\u2026-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"pyromellitic International Scientific Vocabulary pyr- + mellitic":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-150739"
},
"pyromeconic acid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a crystalline acid C 5 H 4 O 3 formed by heating meconic acid or comenic acid; 3-hydroxy-4-pyrone":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6p\u012b(\u02cc)r\u014d+\u2026-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"pyromeconic International Scientific Vocabulary pyr- + meconic (acid) ; originally formed as French pyrom\u00e9conique":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-152411"
},
"pyrrolidone":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a crystalline or liquid lactam C 4 H 7 NO made by a series of steps using acetylene, formaldehyde, and ammonia and used chiefly in making polyvinylpyrrolidone; 2-pyrrolidin-one":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-d\u014dn"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary pyrrolid ine + -one":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-152702"
},
"pyroclastic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": formed by or involving fragmentation as a result of volcanic or igneous action":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccp\u012b-r\u014d-\u02c8kla-stik"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The discovery allows archaeologists to reconstruct the last years of Pompeii, devastated by an earthquake in 62 AD and finally destroyed and buried by pyroclastic flows during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"The pyroclastic flow that followed minutes later buried the lodge under 30 feet of ash. \u2014 Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"When Mount Pel\u00e9e erupted, its pyroclastic terror passed beneath him. \u2014 Nathaniel Rich, The New York Review of Books , 25 May 2022",
"The scientists discovered that the tomb's mortar was similar to that used in the walls of the Markets of Trajan: volcanic tephra from the pozzolane rosse pyroclastic flow, binding together large chunks of brick and lava aggregate. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 17 Feb. 2022",
"The color and texture indicate a mix of rock, ash, and acid gas, a superheated pyroclastic flow. \u2014 Alex Perry, Outside Online , 15 Apr. 2020",
"Unlike the fine ash at Omo Kibish, the pumice at Shala is made of chunks of rock piled up to 20 meters thick thanks to ancient pyroclastic flows, and that is very date-able. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 21 Jan. 2022",
"But a 2001 study in Nature estimated a temperature of 300\u00b0 Celsius (572\u00b0 Fahrenheit) for the pyroclastic surge that destroyed Pompeii, sufficient to kill inhabitants in fractions of a second. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Earlier this month, the eruption of Semeru, Java's tallest mountain, ejected ash clouds and pyroclastic flows that killed at least 46 people and left several missing, while thousands were displaced. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1862, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-152731"
},
"pyrocoll":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a crystalline tricyclic inner amide C 10 H 6 N 2 O 2 obtained by the distillation of gelatin, glue, or leather scrap or by the dehydration of pyrrole-carboxylic acid with acetic anhydride":[]
": any of three univalent radicals C 4 H 8 N derived from pyrrolidine by removal of one hydrogen atom":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-(\u02cc)dil",
"-d\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"pyrrolid ine + -yl":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-162048"
},
"pyrostat":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of various automatic devices that when exposed to heat, light, smoke, or some other manifestation of fire actuate a mechanism for giving a warning or for setting in operation a means of extinguishing such a fire \u2014 compare thermostat":[]
"International Scientific Vocabulary pyridox ine + amine":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1944, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-165332"
},
"pyrosphere":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the hot central portion of the earth":[],
": a hypothetical spherical zone of molten magma that is held to intervene between the crust of the earth and a solid nucleus and to supply lava to volcanoes":[]
": pyroxylin containing a high percentage of nitrogen":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6p\u012b(\u02cc)r\u014d+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"pyr- + collodion":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-172338"
},
"pyrobituminous":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": yielding bituminous products on heating : pyrogenous":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"pyr- + bituminous":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-172911"
},
"pyrocondensation":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": chemical condensation brought about by heat":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"pyr- + condensation":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-180746"
},
"pyrosome":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an ascidian of the genus Pyrosoma":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Pyrosoma":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-183020"
},
"Pyrosoma":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus (coextensive with the family Pyrosomatidae of the class Ascidiacea ) of chiefly tropical free-swimming brilliantly bioluminescent pelagic compound tunicates whose colony forms a hollow cylinder that is closed at one end and is often several feet long":[]
": electrical conductivity induced by application of heat":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"pyr- + conductivity":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-203626"
},
"pyrosmalite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a mineral (Mn,Fe) 4 Si 3 O 7 (OH,Cl) 6 consisting of a pale-brown, gray, or grayish green chiefly basic iron manganese silicate":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u012b\u02c8r\u00e4zm\u0259\u02ccl\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"German pyrosmalit , from pyr- + osma- (from Greek osm\u0113 odor) + -lit -lite; from the odor it gives off before the blowpipe":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-210608"
},
"Pyrrophyta":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a division or other category of algae comprising yellowish-green to golden-brown algae that are mostly unicellular and biflagellate, that form starch, starchy compounds, or oil as food reserves, and that include the dinoflagellates and cryptomonads":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259\u0307\u02c8r\u00e4f\u0259t\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from pyrrh- + -phyta":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-211505"
},
"pyrocotton":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": cellulose nitrate containing about 12.6 percent nitrogen and used in smokeless powders \u2014 compare pyrocellulose":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"pyr- + cotton":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-213757"
},
"pyrobelonite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a mineral MnPb(VO 4 )(OH) consisting of a basic lead manganese vanadate occurring in brilliant red needle-shaped crystals (hardness 3.5, specific gravity 5.4)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6p\u012b(\u02cc)r\u014d+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"pyr- + belonite":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-222733"
},
"pyrroporphyrin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a dark red crystalline pigment C 32 H 36 N 4 O 2 with a violet metallic luster that is the lower homologue of phylloporphyrin and that differs from most porphyrins in being a hepta-substituted derivative of porphin rather than an octa-substituted one":[]
": an instrument for measuring temperatures especially when beyond the range of mercurial thermometers":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u012b-\u02c8r\u00e4-m\u0259-t\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This instrument, called a radiation pyrometer , resembles a small telescope and is equipped with rock-salt and quartz lenses that screen out all except infrared radiations. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 17 Dec. 2020"
": any of three univalent radicals C 4 H 4 N derived from pyrrole by removal of one hydrogen atom":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pir\u0259\u0307l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary pyrr ole + -yl":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-023050"
},
"pyrogallate":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a salt or ether of pyrogallol":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"pyrogall ic + -ate":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-023326"
},
"pyrogen":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a fever-producing substance":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u012b-r\u0259-j\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1875, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-024904"
},
"pyrogallol":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a poisonous bitter crystalline phenol C 6 H 6 O 3 with weak acid properties that is usually obtained by pyrolysis of gallic acid and used especially as a mild reducing agent (as in photographic developing)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccp\u012b-r\u014d-\u02c8ga-\u02ccl\u022fl",
"-\u02c8gal-\u02cc\u022fl",
"-\u02ccl\u014dl",
"-\u02c8g\u022f-",
"-\u02cc\u014dl; -\u02c8g\u022f-\u02ccl\u022fl"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary pyro- + gall ic (acid) + -ol entry 1":""
