Definition of pyrophorus Pyrophorus

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What does pyrophorus mean?

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Noun
pyrophorus - tropical click beetles
		genus Pyrophorus
		arthropod genus a genus of arthropods
		elateridae, family elateridae click beetles and certain fireflies

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pyrophorus (Noun)
A substance capable of taking fire spontaneously on exposure to the air, especially in a finely divided state.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

pyrophorus (n.)
Any one of several substances or mixtures which phosphoresce or ignite spontaneously on exposure to air, as a heated mixture of alum, potash, and charcoal, or a mixture of charcoal and finely divided lead.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

pyrophorus
pī-rof′ō-rus, n. a substance which takes fire on exposure to air: a genus of elaterid beetles.—n. Py′rophōre, any composition which takes fire on exposure to air or water.—adjs. Pyrophor′ic, Pyroph′orous. [Gr. pyr, fire, pherein, to carry.]

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pyrophorus, noun, singular of pyrophoruses / pyrophorusses.

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