About The Word Pyrophorus

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Pyrophorus to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Pyrophorus definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Pyrophorus

Pyrophorus Meaning & Definition
Pyrophorus Definition And Meaning

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.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Crock up ‐ suffer a nervous…
  • Suspense ‐ an uncertain cognitive state; "the matter remained in suspense…
  • Alsatia ‐ a region of northeastern France famous for…
  • Commercial paper ‐ short-term obligations issued by institutional borrowers to investors…
  • Quercus incana ‐ small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States…
  • Treasury bond ‐ a debt instrument with maturities of 10 years…
  • Scandalmongering ‐ spreading malicious gossip [adj] typical of tabloids; "sensational…
  • Meristem ‐ undifferentiated tissue from which new cells are formed, as at…
  • Robert browning ‐ English poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning noted…
  • Oblique ‐ any grammatical case other than the nominative [adj] indirect…