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Pyro (horse), an American thoroughbred racehorse Pyro, Ohio, United States; USS Pyro, two U.S. Navy ammunition ships Short for pyrotechnics; Slang for a person afflicted with pyromania, the inability to resist the impulse to deliberately start fires
The term pyromania comes from the Greek word πῦρ (pyr, 'fire'). Pyromania is distinct from arson, the deliberate setting of fires for personal, monetary or political gain. [2] Pyromaniacs start fires to release anxiety and tension, or for arousal. [3] Other impulse disorders include kleptomania and intermittent explosive disorder.
A candle's flame. 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]
Heterogeneous: Differing in kind; having unlike qualities; possessed of different characteristics; differing in origin [see gen] Homo: Same: Homogenous: Having a resemblance in structure, due to descent from a common progenitor with subsequent modification [see gen] Iso: Equal: Isography: Imitation of another's handwriting [see graph] Latry Worship
The Greek pyro refers to fire and ptosis means falling. The compound term of pyroptosis may be understood as "fiery falling", which describes the bursting of pro-inflammatory chemical signals from the dying cell. Pyroptosis has a distinct morphology and mechanism compared to those of other forms of cell death. [10]
The word pyrokinesis (from Greek pyr meaning fire, kinesis meaning movement) was popularized by horror novelist Stephen King in his 1980 novel Firestarter to describe the ability to create and control fire with the mind, though its use predates the novel.
In Ancient Greek astronomy, Pyroeis is the god of the planet Mars, one of the five planets visible to the naked eye.Astronomers of the time assigned these "planetae" various names, associated them with different gods, and ascribed various qualities to their apparent behaviour in the sky.
The King Wolf, pyrography on olive wood by Roberto Frangioni Piroritrattista Framàr. Pyrography or pyrogravure is the free handed art of decorating wood or other materials with burn marks resulting from the controlled application of a heated object such as a poker.