PYROPHORIC

Meaning of PYROPHORIC in English

[ ˌpʌɪrə(ʊ)'fɒrɪk ]

■ adjective

1》 liable to ignite spontaneously in air.

2》 (of an alloy) emitting sparks when scratched or struck.

Origin

C19: from mod. L. pyrophorus , from Gk purophoros 'fire-bearing'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

PYROPHORIC — adjective see: -phore Date: 1836 igniting spontaneously, emitting sparks when scratched or struck especially with steel
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PYROPHORIC — |pīrə|fȯrik adjective also py·roph·o·rous (ˈ)pī|räfərəs Etymology: New Latin pyrophor us + English -ic or -ous : igniting spontaneously finely divided …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PYROPHORIC — (a.) Alt. of Pyrophorous
Английский словарь Webster
PYROPHORIC — ( a. ) Alt. of Pyrophorous
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PYROPHORIC — /puy'reuh fawr"ik, -for"-/ , adj. Chem. capable of igniting spontaneously in air. [ 1830-40; pyrophór ( os ) fire-bearing (see …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PYROPHORIC — adj. spontaneously igniting in air
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PYROPHORIC — adjective Etymology: New Latin pyrophorus, from Greek pyrophoros fire-bearing, from pyr- + -phoros carrying — more at -phore Date: 1836 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PYROPHORIC — adj ·alt. of pyrophorous.
Webster English vocab
PYROPHORIC — [py.ro.phor.ic] adj [NL pyrophorus, fr. Gk pyrophoros fire-bearing, fr. pyr- + -phoros carrying--more at -phore] (1836) 1: igniting spontaneously 2: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PYROPHORIC — adj. (of a substance) liable to ignite spontaneously on exposure to air. [mod.L pyrophorus f. Gk purophoros fire-bearing f. pur …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PYROPHORIC — adj. (of a substance) liable to ignite spontaneously on exposure to air. [ mod.L pyrophorus f. Gk purophoros fire-bearing f. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PYROPHORIC — adj. (of a substance) liable to ignite spontaneously on exposure to air. Etymology: mod.L pyrophorus f. Gk purophoros fire-bearing f. …
Oxford English vocab
PYROPHORIC — Catches fire spontaneously when exposed to air. For example, powdered potassium metal is pyrophoric.
General Chemistry English Glossary
PYROPHORIC — пирофорный, самовоспламеняющийся
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PYROPHORIC — a пирофорный, самовоспламеняющийся
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PYROPHORIC — (r) самовоспламеняющийся
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PYROPHORIC — (a) пирофорный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PYROPHORIC — a пирофорный, самовоспламеняющийся
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PYROPHORIC — a пирофорный, самовоспламеняющийся
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PYROPHORIC — пирофорный, самовоспламеняющийся
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PYROPHORIC — adj. Pronunciation: ˌ p ī -r ə - ' fo ̇ r-ik, - ' fär- Function: adjective Etymology: New Latin …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PYROPHORIC ALLOY — noun : an alloy (as ferrocerium) that has the property of emitting sparks when scratched or struck with steel and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIETHYL ZINC — noun Date: 1952 a volatile pyrophoric liquid compound C 4 H 10 Zn used especially to catalyze polymerization and to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PYROPHOROUS — adjective see pyrophoric
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIETHYL ZINC — noun : a volatile pyrophoric liquid organometallic compound C 4 H 10 Zn used especially to catalyze polymerization reactions and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THORIUM — ˈthōrēəm, ˈthȯr- noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Thor, Norse god of thunder + New Latin -ium : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RANEY NICKEL — ˈrānē- noun Usage: usually capitalized R Etymology: after Murray Raney died 1966 American engineer and manufacturer : a finely divided …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MISCH METAL — ˈmish- noun Etymology: German mischmetall, from mischen to mix (from Old High German miskan, from Latin miscēre ) + metall …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CERIUM — ˈsirēəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Ceres, an asteroid (from Latin Ceres, goddess of grain) + -ium …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MISCH METAL — /mish/ a pyrophoric alloy, containing approximately 50 percent cerium and 45 percent lanthanum, made from a mixture of various rare-earth …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIETHYL ZINC — Date: 1952 : a volatile pyrophoric liquid compound C 4 H 10 Zn used especially to catalyze polymerization and to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIETHYL ZINC — [di.eth.yl zinc] n (1952): a volatile pyrophoric liquid organometallic compound used esp. to catalyze polymerization reactions and to deacidify paper
Merriam-Webster English vocab

Concise Oxford English vocab

← PYROPE PYROSIS→