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pyrophorus


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  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  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Pyrophorus 
  n  :  tropical  click  beetles  [syn:  {Pyrophorus},  {genus  Pyrophorus}] 




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