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Definition of: pyrophoric
(pī′rə·fôr′ik, -for′ik) adjective
1. Fire–bearing; spontaneously combustible.
2. Designating materials which are easily and quickly inflammable, as finely divided metals on exposure to air. [<Gk. pyrophoros <pyr, pyros a fire + pherein carry]
—py′ro·phore (-fôr, -fōr) noun
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