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pyrophoric
CIDE DICTIONARY
pyrophoric, a. [Pyro- + Gr. fe`rein to bear.].
Light-producing; of or pertaining to pyrophorus. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pyrophoric, adj. (of a substance) liable to ignite spontaneously on exposure to air.
Etymology
mod.L pyrophorus f. Gk purophoros fire-bearing f. pur fire + phero bear
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