pyro-
pyro- comb. form of Gr. pûr FIRE, in many techn. terms; in Eng. use first in pyrotechny † manufacture of gunpowder, firearms, etc.; † technical use of fire XVI; making and use of fireworks XVII. — F. pyrotechnie.
So pyrotechnic XVIII, pyrotechnical XVII.
So pyrotechnic XVIII, pyrotechnical XVII.
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