Light, Heat, and Fire: ign and pyr (fire)

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  1. ignite
    start to burn or burst into flames
  2. ignition
    the process of initiating combustion or catching fire
  3. igneous
    produced by the action of fire or intense heat
  4. ignis fatuus
    a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground
  5. antipyretic
    preventing or alleviating fever
  6. empyrean
    of or relating to the sky or heavens
  7. pyre
    wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
  8. pyromancy
    divination by fire or flames
  9. pyromania
    an uncontrollable desire to set fire to things
  10. pyromaniac
    a person with a mania for setting things on fire
  11. pyrophobia
    a morbid fear of fire
  12. pyrotechnic
    of or relating to the craft of making fireworks
  13. pyrotechnics
    the craft of making fireworks
  14. pyrrhic
    relating to a victory that is offset by staggering losses
Created on Fri Apr 10 11:37:32 EDT 2026

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