pyrotechnic

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

pyrotechnic
    adj 1: of or relating to the craft of making fireworks;
           "pyrotechnic smokes" [syn: {pyrotechnic},
           {pyrotechnical}]
    2: suggestive of fireworks; "pyrotechnic keyboard virtuosity";
       "a pyrotechnic wit"
    n 1: (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a
         low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate
         areas or send signals etc. [syn: {firework}, {pyrotechnic}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pyrotechnic \Pyr`o*tech"nic\, Pyrotechnical \Pyr`o*tech"nic*al\,
   a. [Pyro- + technic, technical: cf. F. pyrotechnique. See
   {Fire}, {Technical}.]
   Of or pertaining to fireworks, or the art of forming them.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Pyrotechnical sponge}. See under {Sponge}.
      [1913 Webster]