A mental disorder characterized by an uncontrollable desire to set things on fire.
pyro+mania
Shared component: pyro · fire
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fire
Related forms: pyro · 5 words in this dictionary
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Shared components, not spelling prefixesThe chemical decomposition of a substance caused by heating it to a high temperature without combustion.
pyro+lysis
Shared component: pyro · fire
A person who has a very strong desire to set fire to things and feels pleasure in doing so, often as a symptom of a mental illness.
pyro+mania+c
Shared component: pyro · fire
relating to or consisting of fragments of rock erupted by a volcano.
pyro+clastic
Shared component: pyro · fire
Relating to or consisting of fireworks.
pyro+technic
Shared component: pyro · fire