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单词 pyrophoric
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
py•ro•phor•ic  (pī′rə fôrik, -for-),USA pronunciation adj. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistrycapable of igniting spontaneously in air.
  • Greek pyrophór(os) fire-bearing (see pyro-, -phorous) + -ic
  • 1830–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pyrophoric /ˌpaɪrəʊˈfɒrɪk/ adj
  1. (of a chemical) igniting spontaneously on contact with air
  2. (of an alloy) producing sparks when struck or scraped: lighter flints are made of pyrophoric alloy
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin pyrophorus, from Greek purophoros fire-bearing, from pur fire + pherein to bear
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