pyrophorus
/pʌɪˈrɒf(ə)rəs/noun
1 Chemistry. A substance capable (especially in a finely divided state) of igniting spontaneously on exposure to air. Now historical.
- The term originally denoted a specific pyrophoric substance (in full Homberg's pyrophorus), made by heating alum with lampblack, starch, sugar, or flour..
2 Entomology. In form Pyrophorus. A genus of strongly luminescent fireflies of the family Elateridae, found mainly in neotropical America.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From post-classical Latin pyrophorus or its etymon ancient Greek πυροϕόρος bearer of sacrificial fire from πυρο- + -ϕόρος.
- ethoxide
- ethoxy
- ethoxyde
- ethoxyethane
- ethoxyl
- ethoxylate
- ethoxylated
- ethoxylation
- ethrog
- ethyde
- ethyl
- ethyl acetate
- ethyl acetoacetate
- ethyl alcohol
- ethylamine
- ethyl-amyl-acetate
- ethylate
- ethylbenzene
- ethyl chloride
- ethylene
- ethylenediamine
- ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
- ethylene dibromide
- ethylene dichloride
- ethylene glycol