162. Fire

See also 200. HEAT ; 373. SMOKE

arsonist

a person who destroys property by fire, for revenge, insurance, etc.

empyrosis

Obsolete, a large-scale fire or conflagration.

incendiarism

the deliberate destruction of property by fire; arson. — incendiary , n., adj.

phlogiston

Obsolete Chemistry. a hypothetical ingredient thought to be released during combustion. — phlogistic , adj.

pyrogenous

Geology. produced by the action of heat, hot solutions, etc. — pyrogenic , adj.

pyrography

the process of burning designs on wood or leather with a heated tool. — pyrograph , pyrographer , n. — pyrographic , adj.

pyrolater, pyrolator

a fire-worshiper.

pyrolatry

the worship of fire.

pyromancy

a form of divination involving fire or flames.

pyromania

a persistent compulsion to start fires.

pyrophilia

a love of fire.

pyrophobia

an abnormal fear of fire.

tephramancy, tephromancy

a form of divination involving the examination of the ashes remaining after a sacrifice.

ustulation

Rare. the act or process of burning or searing. — ustorious , ustulate , adj.

vesuvian

an early type of match that was difficult to extinguish.