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PYREX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Pyrex mean?
• PYREX (noun)
The noun PYREX has 1 sense:
1. a borosilicate glass with a low coefficient of expansion; used for heat-resistant glassware in cooking and chemistry
Familiarity information: PYREX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A borosilicate glass with a low coefficient of expansion; used for heat-resistant glassware in cooking and chemistry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("Pyrex" is a kind of...):
glass (a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure)
Domain usage:
trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)
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