pyrophorus
Meanings
noun
- a substance capable of catching fire spontaneously on exposure to the air, especially in a finely divided state
Word forms
Etymology
Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear”). Analyzable as pyro- + -phorus
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