Pyrophoric \Pyr`o*phor"ic\, Pyrophorous \Py*roph"o*rous\, a.
[Pyro- + Gr. fe`rein to bear.]
Light-producing; of or pertaining to pyrophorus.
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{Pyrophoric iron} (Chem.), finely reduced iron, which ignites
spontaneously on contact with air.
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