pyrochemical

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adjective

Of, related to, or produced by chemical reactions at elevated temperatures.

OriginEnglish chemical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← New Latin chēmicus →
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Meanings

adjectivepyrochemical (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryOf, related to, or produced by chemical reactions at elevated temperatures.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  3. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  4. Latinpyr
  5. Englishpyro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  7. Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
  8. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
  9. Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
  10. Medieval Latinalchēmia
  11. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
  12. New Latinchēmia
  13. New Latinchēmicus
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishchemical
  17. Englishpyrochemical

From pyro- + chemical.

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APA

pyrochemical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrochemical

MLA

“pyrochemical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrochemical. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyrochemical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrochemical.

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