PYROPHORIC

pyrophoric. Pyrophoric, a. like or pertaining to pyrophorus

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{ Pyr′o‐phor″ic (?), Py‐roph″o‐rous (?), } a. [[Pyro- + Gr. φέρειν to bear.]] Light-producing; of or pertaining to pyrophorus. Pyrophoric iron (Chem.), finely reduced iron, which ignites spontaneously on contact with air.