Pyrex
pronunciation
How to pronounce Pyrex in British English:
UK ['paɪrɛks]
How to pronounce Pyrex in American English:
US [ˈpaɪˌrɛks]
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- Noun:
- a borosilicate glass with a low coefficient of expansion; used for heat-resistant glassware in cooking and chemistry
Word Origin
- Pyrex (n.)
- 1915, proprietary name (Corning Glass Works, Corning, N.Y.), arbitrary coinage, in which eager etymologists see implications of Greek pyr "fire" and perhaps Latin rex "king;" but the prosaic inventors say it was based on pie (n.1), because pie dishes were among the first products made from it. The -r- is purely euphonious.
Example
- 1. Outer diameter and thickness of the pyrex glass tube .
- 2. Pyrex is a registered trademark of corning inc.
- 3. Today , borax is an essential component of high-temperature resistant boro-silicate glass products , for example some pyrex glass products .
- 4. Her home features patio furniture and a stairway made of bones , floors covered in wine corks and beer bottle caps , and a skylight that used to be a pyrex baking dish .