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Pyramid
- noun - (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases
- a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt
- a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
- arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid
- enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
- increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base
- use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal
Pyrenes
- noun - a pale yellow crystalline hydrocarbon C16H10 extracted from coal tar
- the small hard nutlet of a drupe or drupelet; the seed and the hard endocarp that surrounds it
Pyretic
- adjective - causing fever
Pyrexia
- noun - a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
Pyridic
- - Related to, or formed from, pyridin or its homologues; as, the pyridic bases.
Pyridyl
- - A hypothetical radical, C5H4N, regarded as the essential residue of pyridine, and analogous to phenyl.
Pyrites
- noun - a common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow color
- any of various metallic-looking sulfides (of which pyrite is the commonest)
Pyrogen
- noun - any substance characterized by its great flammability
- any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature
Pyrolas
- noun - any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola