pyrophorus noun.
[pʌɪ'rɒf(ǝ)rǝs] Now
rare or
obsolete. Pl. -ri
[-rʌɪ].
L18.[mod. Latin, from Greek purophoros fire-bearing, from pur fire + -phoros -bearing.]Chemistry. Any substance capable of igniting spontaneously on exposure to air.
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