A brand name for a specific type of glass-ceramic material developed by Corning in the 1950s — the same technology that underlies Corex and CorningWare. Used colloquially in the US as a generic term for heat-resistant glass or Pyrex-like cookware. The word is more specific than 'Pyrex' but used interchangeably in everyday American speech.
She grabbed the pyroceram baking dish and slid it straight from the freezer into the oven.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(US) a form of pyrex.
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