Definition of pyre

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Pyre (n.) A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which the dead are burned; hence, any pile to be burnt..

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Alexipyretic :: Alexipyretic (a.) Serving to drive off fever; antifebrile.
Chamois :: Chamois (n.) A small species of antelope (Rupicapra tragus), living on the loftiest mountain ridges of Europe, as the Alps, Pyrenees, etc. It possesses remarkable agility, and is a favorite object of chase..
Papyrean :: Papyrean (a.) Of or pertaining to papyrus, or to paper; papyraceous..
Apyrexy :: Apyrexy (n.) The absence or intermission of fever.
Pyrenean :: Pyrenean (n.) The Pyrenees.
Empyreal :: Empyreal (a.) Formed of pure fire or light; refined beyond aerial substance; pertaining to the highest and purest region of heaven.
Feverfew :: Feverfew (n.) A perennial plant (Pyrethrum, / Chrysanthemum, Parthenium) allied to camomile, having finely divided leaves and white blossoms; -- so named from its supposed febrifugal qualities..
Empyreal :: Empyreal (n.) Empyrean.
Coffee :: Coffee (n.) The beans or berries (pyrenes) obtained from the drupes of a small evergreen tree of the genus Coffea, growing in Abyssinia, Arabia, Persia, and other warm regions of Asia and Africa, and also in tropical America..
Pyrexial :: Pyrexial (a.) Alt. of Pyrexica.
Izard :: Izard (n.) A variety of the chamois found in the Pyrenees.
Dipyre :: Dipyre (n.) A mineral of the scapolite group; -- so called from the double effect of fire upon it, in fusing it, and rendering it phosphorescent..
Antipyresis :: Antipyresis (n.) The condition or state of being free from fever.
Quinizine :: Quinizine (n.) any one of a series of nitrogenous bases, certain of which are used as antipyretics..
Empyreuma :: Empyreuma (n.) The peculiar smell and taste arising from products of decomposition of animal or vegetable substances when burnt in close vessels.
Pyre :: Pyre (n.) A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which the dead are burned; hence, any pile to be burnt..
Pellitory :: Pellitory (n.) A composite plant (Anacyclus Pyrethrum) of the Mediterranean region, having finely divided leaves and whitish flowers. The root is the officinal pellitory, and is used as an irritant and sialogogue. Called also bertram, and pellitory of Spain..
Pyrethrine :: Pyrethrine (n.) An alkaloid extracted from the root of the pellitory of Spain (Anacyclus pyrethrum).
Antipyretic :: Antipyretic (n.) A febrifuge.
Pyrexiae :: Pyrexiae (pl. ) of Pyrexi.
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