pyrophorus
noun
py·roph·o·rus
pīˈräfərəs
1
plural pyrophori : any of several substances or mixtures (as a carbonized mixture of alum and sugar, or finely divided lead or iron) that ignite spontaneously on exposure to air
2
capitalized : a genus of large tropical American beetles (family Elateridae) bearing a pair of large luminous organs on the prothorax see fire beetle
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek pyrophoros fire-bearing, from pyr- + -phoros -phorous
- someone's lookout
- someone's memory lives on
- someone's mind is in a spin
- someone's mind is made up
- someone's mind is playing tricks on her
- someone's mind is playing tricks on him
- someone's mind is playing tricks on him/her
- someone's money's worth
- someone's name is mud
- someone's normal self
- someone's number is up
- someone's prayers have been answered
- someone's return home
- someone's ship comes in
- someone's spirits soar
- someone's stomach is in knots
- someone's wish comes true
- someone's wish is my command
- someone's word is her bond
- someone's word is his bond
- someone's word is his/her bond
- someone's word is law
- someone's world revolves around
- someone's world revolves around (someone or something)
- someone's world revolves around someone or something