Pyro

Pyro may refer to:

In its meaning of fire:

• Fire itself – Pyr means "fire" in Greek
• An aluminum powder used in pyrotechnics for white flame and brightness
• Pyrotechnics, flames and explosives used in special effects
• Pyromaniac, a person who is obsessed with fire
• Pyrokinetic, the disputed ability of manipulating fire
• Jargon for pyrotechnic fasteners, also commonly known as explosive bolts

In computers and computer games:

• Pyro Desktop, a desktop environment for Linux built on Mozilla Firefox
• Pyro Studios, a computer game developer based in Madrid
• The Pyro, A playable class in the Team Fortress and Team Fortress 2 games, whose weapons are typically fire-based
• The fire zone in Metroid Fusion
• Pyro 2, an ASCII game
• "Pyroblast" refers to a spell able to be casted by the Mage class in World of Warcraft
• Pyro is Core's assault kbot in Total Annihilation

Pyro may also refer to:

• Pyro (comics), a fictional fire-controlling mutant in Marvel Comics's X-Men titles
• Mineral Insulated Copper Clad cable, a type of fire resistant electrical cable
• Pyrogallol, when used as a photographic developing agent
• Pyro (horse), American thoroughbred racehorse

As a Prefix/Suffix in chemistry: -pyr(o)- [Gr. pyr fire]

• A prefix indicating a dimeric acid anhydride in Organic Chemistry, e.g. pyrophosphoric acid