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 fastener]]s, 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
* The Pyro, 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 is Core's assault kbot in [[Total Annihilation]]
'''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]]
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