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/kən ˈvɛn ʃə nəl /
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pyromaniac

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  • pyromaniac  a person with a mania for setting things on fire

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    • (n) a person with a mania for setting things on fire
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    1. The local police department used to monitor the McCain family's patriotic, pyromaniac celebration, but it's no longer safe in light of the region's drought.
    2. An exquisitely subtle look at a household containing a lunatic, a poisoner and a pyromaniac, by an authoress who specializes in making light of the macabre.
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  • pyrometer  /paɪ ˈrɑ mɪ tə/ ?  a thermometer designed to measure high temperatures
  • pyrometric cone  a pyrometer consisting of a series of cones that melt at different…
  • pyromorphite  a mineral consisting of lead chloride and phosphate; a minor source of lead
  • pyrope  a deep red garnet used as a gemstone
  • pyrophobia  a morbid fear of fire
  • pyrophoric alloy  an alloy that emits sparks when struck or scratched with steel; used…
  • pyrophorus  tropical click beetles
  • pyrophorus noctiluca  tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
  • pyrophosphate  a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid
  • pyrophosphoric acid  a solid acid formed by reactions of orthophosphoric acid
  • pyrophyllite  a white or greenish aluminum silicate mineral (resembles talc)
  • pyroscope  a pyrometer that uses the color of the light emitted by a hot object
  • pyrosis  a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow…
  • pyrostat  a thermostat that operates at very high temperatures
  • pyrotechnic  /ˌpaɪ roʊ ˈtɛk nɪk/ ?  (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at…
  • pyrotechnical  /ˌpaɪ rəʊ ˈtɛk nɪ kəl/ ?  of or relating to the craft of making fireworks
  • pyrotechnics  /ˌpaɪ roʊ ˈtɛk nɪks/ ?  (music) brilliance of display (as in the performance of…
  • pyrotechny  the craft of making fireworks
  • pyroxene  /paɪ ˈrɑk sin/ ?  any of a group of crystalline silicate mineral common in igneous and…
  • pyroxylin  highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers
  • pyroxyline  highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers
  • pyrrhic  /ˈpɪ rɪk/ ?  a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables
  • pyrrhic victory  a victory that is won by incurring terrible losses
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