Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Pyrophorus"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pyrophorus \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Pyrophorus
n : tropical click beetles [syn: {Pyrophorus}, {genus Pyrophorus}]
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