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Meaning of PYROPHORIC

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pyr`o*phor"ic\, Pyrophorous \Py*roph"o*rous\, a.
[Pyro- + Gr. ? to bear.]
Light-producing; of or pertaining to pyrophorus.
{Pyrophoric iron} (Chem.), finely reduced iron, which ignites
   spontaneously on contact with air.
 
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