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Pyro cable, mineral-insulated copper-clad cable (MICC), a fire-resistant electrical cable Probabilistic programming language Pyro, extending from PyTorch Short for Pyrogallol , a chemical compound used as a black-and-white photographic film developing agent.
Pyromancy (Ancient Greek ἐμπυρία (empyria), divination by fire) [1] is the art of divination by means of fire or flames. [2] The word pyromancy is adapted from the Greek word pyromanteia, from pyr (πῦρ, fire) [1] and manteia (μαντεία, divination by means of). [1]
Pyromania is characterised by a recurrent failure to control strong impulses to set fires, resulting in multiple acts of, or attempts at, setting fire to property or other objects, in the absence of an apparent motive (e.g., monetary gain, revenge, sabotage, political statement, attracting attention or recognition).
Sexual gratification need not involve actual fire; arousal or masturbatory aids may include fantasies or talk of setting a fire. In other instances, the patient may derive arousal primarily from setting or watching their fire. Pyrophilia has been diagnosed in very few instances, and is not fully accepted by the general psychological community.
While a child fire-setter is usually curious about fire and has the desire to learn more about it, [4] a child pyromaniac has an unusually bizarre impulse or desire to set intentional fires. [6] Pyromania, also known as pathological fire-setting, is when the desire to set fires is repetitive and destructive to people or property. [4]
The medium Daniel Dunglas Home was an alleged practitioner of pyrokinesis.. Pyrokinesis is a psychic ability allowing a person to create and control fire with the mind. [1] [2] [3] As with other parapsychological phenomena, there is no conclusive evidence in support of the actual existence of pyrokinesis.
Pyrolysis is one of the various types of chemical degradation processes that occur at higher temperatures (above the boiling point of water or other solvents). It differs from other processes like combustion and hydrolysis in that it usually does not involve the addition of other reagents such as oxygen (O 2, in combustion) or water (in ...
The name Pyrosoma derives from the Greek words pyro, meaning "fire", and soma, meaning "body". Bioluminescence