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Traditional English :: pyrexia
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pyrexic.html - n. Med. = FEVER. pyrexial adj. pyrexic adj. pyrexical adj. [mod.L f. Gk purexis f. puresso be feverish f. pur fire] |
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Traditional English :: Pyrex
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pyrexic.html - n.
propr. a hard heat-resistant type of glass, often used for cookware. [invented word] |
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Traditional English :: pyrexia
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pyrexic.html - n. Med. = FEVER. pyrexial adj. pyrexic adj. pyrexical adj. [mod.L f. Gk purexis f. puresso be feverish f. pur fire] |
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Traditional English :: pyre
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pyrexic.html - n.
a heap of combustible material esp. a funeral pile for burning a corpse. [L pyra f. Gk pura f. pur fire] |
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Traditional English :: pyrethrin
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pyrexic.html - n.
any of several active constituents of pyrethrum flowers used in the manufacture of insecticides. |
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Traditional English :: pyrethrum
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pyrexic.html - n. 1 any of several aromatic chrysanthemums of the genus Tanacetum, esp. T. coccineum. 2 an insecticide made from the dried flowers of these plants, esp. Tanacetum cinerariifolium. [L f. Gk purethron feverfew] |
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