Meanings
adjectivepyrophanous (not comparable)
- not comparablemade transparent or translucent when heated
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
- Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
- Latinpyr
- Englishpyro-
- Englishpyrophanous
From pyro- (“heat”) + -phanous.
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pyrophanous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrophanous
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“pyrophanous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrophanous. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyrophanous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrophanous.
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