Pyrex

American  

[pahy-reks] / ˈpaɪ rɛks /

Trademark.

1. a brand name for any of a class of heat- and chemical-resistant glassware products of varying composition used for cooking.

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Pyrex British  

/ ˈpaɪrɛks /

noun

1. 1. any of a variety of borosilicate glasses that have low coefficients of expansion, making them suitable for heat-resistant glassware used in cookery and chemical apparatus

   2. ( as modifier )

      a Pyrex dish

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Example Sentences

Or the yellow Formica kitchen, with its Pyrex hot plate, wall-mounted radio, original Eames barstools and drop-leaf dining table still intact — all charming throwbacks to a simpler time.

From Los Angeles Times

In “Last Rites,” the house of the beset Smurl family comes instantly to life with its worn furniture, Pyrex casserole pans and stretched cord of its wall phone.

From Los Angeles Times

The kind you might have first met at a 4th of July picnic in a glass Pyrex dish, where guacamole and sour cream mingled with salsa and shredded cheese in slightly slouchy strata.

From Salon

"It took us two series to work out that we probably should be using Pyrex bowls so people could see what we were putting in them," laughs Si.

From BBC

"You might get a tea set, a set of Pyrex dishes, cookware… it’s better than a kick in the teeth isn’t it?"

From BBC