pyrene (piren)

[ Pyrene an (pir-e-ne'an), a . [=F. Pyrénéen , Pyrene , Πυρήνη , the Pyrenees.] Of or pertaining to the Pyrenees, a range of mountains between France and Spain. Till o'er the hills her eagles flew Beyond the Pyrene an pines. Tennyson , Death of Wellington, vi. pyreneite (pir-e-nē'it), n. [ Pyrenees (see def.) + -ite2 .] A variety of garnet of a grayish-black color, found in the Pyrenees. pyre nema to us (pir-e-nem'a-tus), a. [ Gulliver. Pyrenes tes (pir-ē-nestēz), n. [NL. (Swains on, 1837), also err on. Pirenestes; irreg. substance composing the nucleoli of a cell-the nuclear membrane being accordingly termed amphipyrenin. pyrenium (pī-rē'ni-um), n.; pl. pyrenia (-a). [NL., pyrenocarp (pī-rēʼnō-kärp), n. [ pyrenocarp ous (pi-re-nō-kär'pus), a. [ Certain pyrenomycetous fungi. Encyc. Brit ., XIV. 559. pyrenous (pi-rē'nus), a. [ Its variety aure aureum is the golden-feather of the gardens, used for edging. 3. A powdered preparation of pyrethrum, used insectifuge. Also called pyrethrum-pow as an der. See insect- powder and buhach.-4. In phar., the An a cyclus Pyrethrum, or pellitory P of-Spain. pyretic (pi-ret'ik), a. and n. [Irreg. Antipyrin, however, was continued night and morning in doses of gr. xv. throughout the pyretic period. Medical News , XLIX. 40. The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia IMG:content-1376.png:[merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small] pyrexic (pi-rek's ik), a. Same as pyrexial. pyrexical (pi-rek'si-kal), a. [