Pyrex

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English

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Etymology

From pie +‎ r +‎ -ex. First manufactured by the Corning Glassware Factory in 1915.

  • 1957, Letter from the Corning Glassware Factory:
    "We had a number of prior trademarks ending in the letters ex. One of the first commercial products to be sold under the new mark was a pie plate, and in the interests of euphonism the letter "r" was inserted between pie and ex, and the whole thing condensed to pyrex."

Proper noun

Pyrex

  1. A brand of glassware produced by the Corning corporation, capable of resisting high temperatures, and suitable for cooking applications, currently made with tempered glass.
  2. (historical) A brand of glassware produced by Corning using borosilicate glass.

Noun

Pyrex (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of pyrex

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References

  • 2005, Brewers Phrase and Fable, 17th ed. (for etymology)

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