| PYRRHIC | • pyrrhic adj. (Prosody) Of or characterized by pyrrhics (metrical feet with two short syllables). • pyrrhic adj. Relating to Pyrrhus, a Macedonian king, or some of his costly victories he had while fighting Rome. • pyrrhic adj. Alternative letter-case form of Pyrrhic (“achieved at too great a cost”). |
| PYRRHICIST | • pyrrhicist n. (In Ancient Greece) One who danced the pyrrhiche. • PYRRHICIST n. (historical) one who danced the pyrrhic. |
| PYRRHICISTS | • pyrrhicists n. Plural of pyrrhicist. • PYRRHICIST n. (historical) one who danced the pyrrhic. |
| PYRRHICS | • pyrrhics n. Plural of pyrrhic. • PYRRHIC n. (Greek) an ancient Greek war dance. |
| PYRRHOTINE | • pyrrhotine n. (Mineralogy) pyrrhotite. • PYRRHOTINE n. magnetic pyrites, an iron sulphide, often containing nickel, also PYRRHOTITE. |
| PYRRHOTINES | • pyrrhotines n. Plural of pyrrhotine. • PYRRHOTINE n. magnetic pyrites, an iron sulphide, often containing nickel, also PYRRHOTITE. |
| PYRRHOTITE | • pyrrhotite n. (Mineralogy) A weakly magnetic ferrous sulfide mineral, FeS. • PYRRHOTITE n. magnetic pyrites, an iron sulphide, often containing nickel, also PYRRHOTINE. |
| PYRRHOTITES | • pyrrhotites n. Plural of pyrrhotite. • PYRRHOTITE n. magnetic pyrites, an iron sulphide, often containing nickel, also PYRRHOTINE. |
| PYRRHOUS | • pyrrhous adj. Reddish; ruddy. • PYRRHOUS adj. reddish; ruddy. |
| PYRRHULOXIA | • pyrrhuloxia n. Cardinalis sinuatus (desert cardinal), a North American bird with grey and red plumage. • Pyrrhuloxia prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – certain birds similar to cardinals, notably… • PYRRHULOXIA n. a grey-and-pink crested bunting of Central and SW North America, with a short parrot-like bill. |
| PYRRHULOXIAS | • pyrrhuloxias n. Plural of pyrrhuloxia. • PYRRHULOXIA n. a grey-and-pink crested bunting of Central and SW North America, with a short parrot-like bill. |
| PYRROL | • pyrrol n. (Dated) Alternative spelling of pyrrole. • PYRROL n. a colourless toxic liquid found in many naturally occurring compounds, e.g. chlorophyll, also PYRROLE. |
| PYRROLE | • pyrrole n. (Organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon… • PYRROLE n. a colourless toxic liquid found in many naturally occurring compounds, e.g. chlorophyll, also PYRROL. |
| PYRROLES | • pyrroles n. Plural of pyrrole. • PYRROLE n. a colourless toxic liquid found in many naturally occurring compounds, e.g. chlorophyll, also PYRROL. |
| PYRROLIC | • pyrrolic adj. (Organic chemistry) Pertaining to, or having a structure based on, a pyrrole. • PYRROLIC adj. of or like pyrrole, a colourless toxic liquid found in many naturally occurring compounds. |
| PYRROLIDINE | • pyrrolidine n. (Organic chemistry) Any of a class of heterocyclic amines having a saturated five-membered ring; especially… • PYRROLIDINE n. a colourless strongly alkaline heterocyclic base both occurring naturally and produced from pyrrole. |
| PYRROLIDINES | • pyrrolidines n. Plural of pyrrolidine. • PYRROLIDINE n. a colourless strongly alkaline heterocyclic base both occurring naturally and produced from pyrrole. |
| PYRROLS | • pyrrols n. Plural of pyrrol. • PYRROL n. a colourless toxic liquid found in many naturally occurring compounds, e.g. chlorophyll, also PYRROLE. |