Pyrex
See also: pyrex
English edit
Etymology edit
pie + r + -ex First manufactured by the Corning Glassware Factory in 1915.
- 1957, Letter from the Corning Glassware Factory:
Proper noun edit
Pyrex
- A brand of glassware produced by the Corning corporation, capable of resisting high temperatures, and suitable for cooking applications, currently made with tempered glass.
- (historical) A brand of glassware produced by Corning using borosilicate glass.
Noun edit
Pyrex (uncountable)
- Alternative form of pyrex
Derived terms edit
See also edit
References edit
- 2005, Brewers Phrase and Fable, 17th ed. (for etymology)