English Dictionary: pyrophorous | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pyrophoric \Pyr`o*phor"ic\, Pyrophorous \Py*roph"o*rous\, a. [Pyro- + Gr. [?] to bear.] Light-producing; of or pertaining to pyrophorus. {Pyrophoric iron} (Chem.), finely reduced iron, which ignites spontaneously on contact with air. |