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Definition of: pyrology
(pī·rol′ə·jē, pi-) noun
1. The scientific examination of materials by heat; blowpipe analysis.
2. The branch of physics that treats of heat. [<PYRO- + -LOGY]
—py·ro·log·i·cal (pī′rə·loj′i·kəl, pir′ə·loj′i·kəl) adjective
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