About The Word Pyrophorus
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Pyrophorus
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What's The Definition Of Pyrophorus?
[n] tropical click beetles
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pyrophorus: genus Pyrophorus Related Terms | Find terms related to Pyrophorus: See Also | arthropod genus | Elateridae | family Elateridae | fire beetle | firefly | Pyrophorus noctiluca Pyrophorus In Webster's Dictionary \Py*roph"o*rus\, n. [NL. See {Pyrophorous}.] (Old
Chem.)
Any one of several substances or mixtures which phosphoresce
or ignite spontaneously on exposure to air, as a heated
mixture of alum, potash, and charcoal, or a mixture of
charcoal and finely divided lead.
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