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- English Word Pyrrhotine Definition Alt. of Pyrrhotite
- English Word Pyrrhotite Definition A bronze-colored mineral, of metallic luster. It is a sulphide of iron, and is remarkable for being attracted by the magnet. Called also magnetic pyrites.
- English Word Pyrrol Definition A nitrogenous base found in coal tar, bone oil, and other distillates of organic substances, and also produced synthetically as a colorless liquid, C4H5N, having on odor like that of chloroform. It is the nucleus and origin of a large number of derivatives. So called because it colors a splinter of wood moistened with hydrochloric acid a deep red.
- English Word Pyrroline Definition A nitrogenous base, C4H7N, obtained as a colorless liquid by the reduction of pyrrol.
- English Word Pyrula Definition A genus of large marine gastropods. having a pear-shaped shell. It includes the fig-shells. See Illust. in Appendix.
- English Word Pyruric Definition Same as Pyrouric.
- English Word Pyrus Definition A genus of rosaceous trees and shrubs having pomes for fruit. It includes the apple, crab apple, pear, chokeberry, sorb, and mountain ash.
- English Word Pyruvic Definition Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (called also pyroracemic acid) obtained, as a liquid having a pungent odor, by the distillation of racemic acid.
- English Word Pyruvil Definition A complex nitrogenous compound obtained by heating together pyruvic acid and urea.
- English Word Pythagorean Definition Of or pertaining to Pythagoras (a Greek philosopher, born about 582 b. c.), or his philosophy.
- English Word Pythagorean Definition A follower of Pythagoras; one of the school of philosophers founded by Pythagoras.
- English Word Pythagoreanism Definition The doctrines of Pythagoras or the Pythagoreans.
- English Word Pythagoric Definition Alt. of Pythagorical
- English Word Pythagorical Definition See Pythagorean, a.
- English Word Pythagorism Definition The doctrines taught by Pythagoras.
- English Word Pythagorize Definition To speculate after the manner of Pythagoras.
- English Word Pythagorized Definition of Pythagorize
- English Word Pythagorizing Definition of Pythagorize
- English Word Pythiad Definition The period intervening between one celebration of the Pythian games and the next.
- English Word Pythian Definition Of or pertaining to Delphi, to the temple of Apollo, or to the priestess of Apollo, who delivered oracles at Delphi.