pyroelectric

[pahy-roh-i-lek-trik]

py·ro·e·lec·tric

[pahy-roh-i-lek-trik]
adjective
1.
pertaining to, subject to, or manifesting pyroelectricity.
noun
2.
a substance manifesting pyroelectricity.

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Pyroelectric has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)

Origin:
1850–55; back formation from pyroelectricity
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pyroelectric (ˌpaɪrəʊɪˈlɛktrɪk)
 
adj
1.  of, concerned with, or exhibiting pyroelectricity
 
n
2.  a pyroelectric substance

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