PYROPHORIC


Meaning of PYROPHORIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpī-rə-ˈfȯr-ik, -ˈfär- ]

adjective

Etymology: New Latin pyrophorus, from Greek pyrophoros fire-bearing, from pyr- + -phoros carrying — more at -phore

Date: 1836

1. : igniting spontaneously

2. : emitting sparks when scratched or struck especially with steel

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