Pyro
Pyro comes from the Greek word πυρ (pyr) meaning fire. In English, it can be a prefix pertaining to fire, or it may refer to:
In computing and computer games:
In entertainment:
Other uses:
- USS Pyro, the name of two U.S. Navy ammunition ships
- Mick Pyro, born Michael Tierney, Irish musician and journalist
- Pyrotechnics, the science of using materials capable of undergoing exothermic chemical reactions for the production of heat, light, gas, smoke and/or sound
- Pyrotechnic fastener, also known as pyros or explosive bolts
- 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
- A chemistry prefix indicating a dimeric acid anhydride, e.g. pyrophosphoric acid
- Pyromaniac, someone with a mental illness that wills them to start fires.
- Fire, the rapid oxidation of a material in the chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. Slower oxidative processes like rusting or digestion are not included by this definition.