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What (who) is pyrex - definition

TRADEMARK ORIGINALLY USED FOR BOROSILICATE GLASS
Pyrex glass; PYREX
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  • Pyrex casserole dish with the 'Toledo' pattern
  • A clear borosilicate glass Pyrex measuring cup produced by Corning (right) and a clear tempered Pyrex soda-lime glass measuring cup produced by Instant Brands (left, differentiated by its different logo and bluish tint)
  • PYREX glassware from Corning Inc.
  • Newspaper ad showing Pyrex bakeware from 1922

Pyrex         
Pyrex is a type of strong glass which is used for making bowls and dishes that do not break when you cook things in them. (TRADEMARK)
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Pyrex         
Pyrex (trademarked as PYREX and pyrex) is a brand introduced by Corning Inc. in 1915 for a line of clear, low-thermal-expansion borosilicate glass used for laboratory glassware and kitchenware.
Pyrex         
¦ noun trademark a hard heat-resistant type of glass.
Origin
early 20th cent.: an invented word.

Wikipedia

Pyrex

Pyrex (trademarked as PYREX and pyrex) is a brand introduced by Corning Inc. in 1915 for a line of clear, low-thermal-expansion borosilicate glass used for laboratory glassware and kitchenware. It was later expanded to include kitchenware products made of soda-lime glass and other materials.

In 1998, the kitchenware division of Corning Inc. responsible for the development of Pyrex spun off from its parent company as Corning Consumer Products Company, subsequently renamed Corelle Brands (and would later merge with Instant Brands). Corning Inc. no longer manufactures or markets consumer products, only industrial ones.

Both trademarks, PYREX (all uppercase) and pyrex (all lowercase, introduced in 1975), were used interchangeably in the marketing of kitchenware products made of both borosilicate and soda lime glass, in addition to related accessories, for several decades.

The pyrex (all lowercase) trademark is now used for kitchenware sold in the United States, South America, and Asia. In Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, a variation of the PYREX (all uppercase) trademark is licensed by International Cookware for bakeware that has been made of numerous materials including borosilicate and soda-lime glass, stoneware, metal, plus vitroceramic cookware.

In the past, the brand name has also been used for kitchen utensils and bakeware by other companies in regions such as Japan and Australia.

Examples of use of pyrex
1. The other is a set of photographs of the interiors of three cardboard boxes, ascending in size, each box containing a broken Pyrex bowl.
2. But it says you‘re best off using Pyrex or ceramic containers. (Ronny Linder–Ganz) Wife fired by spouse‘s store will get benefits A woman fired by her husband‘s company is entitled to unemployment benefits, the National Labor Tribunal ruled yesterday.
3. Around half of UK respondents under 35 told Pyrex, the dish manufacturer that carried out the survey, that they either loved or really enjoyed cooking, compared with 40 per cent of the same age group in France.
4. The point of custard is essentially to help a dry pudding – treacle tart or spotted dick, say – down the gullet, but it is also a pudding in itself, especially when it becomes the divine dessert banana custard. (I have always found watching slices of banana sink slowly into a deep Pyrex bowl of custard particularly agreeable.) Welsh Rarebit Nothing pleases me more than finding these words on a menu.