Pyro

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Pyro can be any of the following:

Referring directly to its meaning of fire, it can refer to:

• Fire itself – Pyr means "fire" in Greek
• An aluminum powder used in pyrotechnics for white flame and brightness
• Pyrotechnics, flames and explosives used in special effects
• Pyromaniac, a person who is obsessed with fire
• Pyrokinetic, the disputed ability of manipulating fire
• Jargon for pyrotechnic fasteners, also commonly known as explosive bolts

In computers and computer games:

• Pyro Desktop, a desktop environment for Linux built on Mozilla Firefox
• Pyro Studios, a computer game developer based in Madrid
• A playable class in the Team Fortress and Team Fortress 2 games, whose weapons are typically fire-based
• The fire zone in Metroid Fusion
• Pyro 2, an ASCII game
• "Pyroblast" refers to a spell able to be casted by the Mage class in World of Warcraft

Pyro can also refer to:

• Pyro (comics), a fictional fire-controlling mutant in Marvel Comics's X-Men titles
• Mineral Insulated Copper Clad cable, a type of fire resistant electrical cable
• Pyrogallol, when used as a photographic developing agent
• Pyro (horse), American thoroughbred racehorse

As a Prefix/Suffix In Chemistry: -pyr(o)- [Gr. pyr fire]

• in Organic Chemistry, a prefix indicating a dimeric acid anhydride, e.g., pyrophosphoric acid