Pyro
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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:
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Other uses:
In computing and computer games:
- Pyro DesktopPyro DesktopPyro Desktop is a new type of desktop environment for Linux built on Mozilla Firefox. Its goal is to enable true integration between the Web and modern desktop computing....
, a desktop environment for Linux built on Mozilla Firefox - Pyro StudiosPyro StudiosPyro Studios is a video game developer based in Madrid , that was founded in 1996 with the purpose of developing quality video games. A consequence of this commitment was the development of Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines, which was released in 1998...
, a computer game developer based in Madrid - PYthon Remote ObjectsPYthon Remote ObjectsPYro is an acronym for PYthon Remote Objects, a Python-based Distributed Object Technology similar to Java's Remote Method Invocation ....
, a remote procedure call library for the Python programming language - Python RoboticsPython RoboticsPython Robotics is a project designed to create an easy-to-use interface for accessing and controlling a wide variety of real and simulated robots.-History:...
, a project designed to create an easy-to-use interface for accessing and controlling a wide variety of real and simulated robots - The Pyro, a playable class in the Team FortressTeam FortressTeam Fortress is a team- and class-based online multiplayer video game mod based on id Software's Quake. Team Fortress was designed and written by Robin Walker, John Cook and Ian Caughley in 1996. The mod's gameplay has caught on with a large following of fans, which has spurred many developers to...
and Team Fortress 2Team Fortress 2Team Fortress 2 is a free-to-play team-based first-person shooter multiplayer video game developed by Valve Corporation. A sequel to the original mod Team Fortress based on the Quake engine, it was first released as part of the video game compilation The Orange Box on October 10, 2007 for Windows...
games - Pyro 2Pyro 2Pyro 2 is an action/puzzle ASCII game where the player takes the role of a pyromaniac setting fires to the floors of several government buildings. The game is freeware and works on PCs running DOS through Windows XP.-Gameplay:...
, an ASCII game - Pyro, a god in Sacrifice (video game)
In entertainment:
- Pyro (Transformers), a fictional character
- Pyro (comics)Pyro (comics)Pyro is a fictional character in Marvel Comics and an enemy of the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne, he first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #141 ....
, a fictional fire-controlling mutant in Marvel Comics's X-Men titles - Fuego (1964 film), also known as Pyro, a suspense film starring Martha HyerMartha HyerMartha Hyer is an American actress.She attended Northwestern University and was a member of Pi Beta Phi fraternity. After completing her education, she next appeared in The Locket in 1946...
and Barry SullivanBarry Sullivan (actor)Barry Sullivan was an American movie actor who appeared in over 100 movies from the 1930s to the 1980s.Born in New York City, Sullivan fell into acting when in college playing semi-pro football... - "Pyro" (song)Pyro (song)"Pyro" is a song by American rock band Kings of Leon, and is the second single that was released from their 2010 album Come Around Sundown. It is the third track on the album....
, second single from Kings of LeonKings of LeonKings of Leon is an American rock band that originated in Albion, Oklahoma but formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 1999. The band is composed of brothers Anthony Caleb Followill , Ivan Nathan Followill and Michael Jared Followill Kings of Leon is an American rock band that originated in Albion,...
's 2010 album Come Around SundownCome Around SundownCome Around Sundown is the fifth studio album by American rock band Kings of Leon, released in Ireland, Australia and Germany on October 15, 2010, followed by releases in the UK on October 18 and North America on October 19. The official album covers and tracklist were revealed on 3 September... - Pyro (Team Fortress), a fictional character
Other uses:
- USS PyroUSS PyroTwo ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Pyro., the lead ship of the Pyro-class of ammunition ships, 1920–1946, a Nitro-class ammunition ship put in service in 1958...
, the name of two U.S. Navy ammunition ships - Mick PyroMick PyroMichael Tierney is an Irish musician. He is best known as the frontman of the Dublin funk rock band Republic of Loose. He has also partaken in other independent work with fellow Irish and international musicians and performed a duet with Sinéad O'Connor at the 2008 Meteor Awards when she revealed...
, born Michael Tierney, Irish musician and journalist - PyrotechnicsPyrotechnicsPyrotechnics is the science of using materials capable of undergoing self-contained and self-sustained exothermic chemical reactions for the production of heat, light, gas, smoke and/or sound...
, the science of using materials capable of undergoing exothermic chemical reactions for the production of heat, light, gas, smoke and/or sound - Pyrotechnic fastenerPyrotechnic fastenerA pyrotechnic fastener is a fastener, usually a nut or bolt, that incorporates a pyrotechnic charge that can be initiated remotely. One or more explosive charges embedded within the bolt are typically activated by an electric current, and the charge breaks the bolt into two or more pieces...
, also known as pyros or explosive bolts - Mineral Insulated Copper Clad cable, a type of fire resistant electrical cable
- PyrogallolPyrogallolPyrogallol or benzene-1,2,3-triol is a benzenetriol. It is a white crystalline powder and a powerful reducing agent. It was first prepared by Scheele 1786 by heating gallic acid. An alternate preparation is heating para-chlorophenoldisulphonic acid with potassium hydroxide.When in alkaline...
, when used as a photographic developing agent - Pyro (horse)Pyro (horse)Pyro is an American Thoroughbred Stallion Racehorse. His sire is Pulpit, a son of the 1992 Eclipse Award Winner for American Horse of the Year, A.P. Indy...
, American thoroughbred racehorse - A chemistry prefix indicating a dimeric acid anhydride, e.g. pyrophosphoric acidPyrophosphoric acidPyrophosphoric acid, also known under the name diphosphoric acid, is colorless, odorless, hygroscopic and is soluble in water, diethyl ether, and ethyl alcohol. It is produced from phosphoric acid by dehydration. Pyrophosphoric acid slowly hydrolyzes in the presence of water into phosphoric...
- Pyromaniac, someone with a mental illness that wills them to start fires.
- FireFireFire is 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....
, 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.