pyin

[ pahy-in ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. an albuminous constituent of pus.

Other Words From

• pyic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pyin¹

First recorded in 1835–45; py- + -in ²

Example Sentences

Last Tuesday, a noisy crowd of several hundred people stood in the small main square of Pyin Oo Lwin, a popular Myanmar hill town, to hear a bespectacled monk make a startling suggestion.

From BBC

That he chose to give his speech in Pyin Oo Lwin will have added weight to it.

From BBC

Local media reported a man was crushed to death when a banyan tree fell on him in Pyin Oo Lwin township in the central Mandalay region.

From Seattle Times

Local media reported that a man was crushed to death when a banyan tree fell on him in Pyin Oo Lwin township in the central Mandalay Region.

From Washington Times

He wrote a series of politically themed stories — usually with a protagonist fighting for rights and freedoms — including some published in Japan under the pen name Pan Pu Lwin Pyin.

From Washington Post