pyrex en · NOUN
Etymology
Genericized trademark from Pyrex.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A kind of heat-resistant borosilicate glass, made by mixing a high concentration of boron oxides into the molten glass to reduce its thermal expansion coefficient.
I tiptoed into the kitchen, turned on the fluorescent light over the stove, and peered into the oven. It was still warm, though the gas had been turned off. My dinner was there, in a pyrex dish with a cover.
2010, Ross Macdonald, The Ferguson Affair:This steel tube slips into the pyrex glass focus tube, which is jacketed by a vacuum
1993, George Samuel Schuyler with Robert A. Hill and R. Kent Rasmussen, Black Empire, page 53:There is half of a yesteryear's tin of baked beans in a pyrex bowl
2007, Jane Gardam, The Queen of the Tambourine:
- (broadly, uncountable) Any borosilicate glass.
- (broadly, uncountable) Any glass capable of withstanding high temperatures, such as tempered glass suitable for cooking.
Hypernyms
Relateds
pyro- · -ex · corningware
Translations (21)
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