pyrophorus

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• 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pyrophŏrus — Pyrophŏrus, die Feuerfliege …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

• Pyrophorus —   Pyrophorus noctilucus …   Wikipedia Español

• Pyrophorus — The term pyrophorus (Gr. fire + to bear ) refers to a substance which spontaneously inflames on contact with the air; one of yellow color and blue fluorescence. In early use, the term was applied specifically to Homberg s pyrophorus, a substance… …   Wikipedia

• Pyrophorus — noun tropical click beetles • Syn: ↑genus Pyrophorus • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Elateridae, ↑family Elateridae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Pyrophorus — noun a taxonomic genus, within family Lampyridae the fireflies See Also: species, Pyrophorus noctiluca …   Wiktionary

• pyrophorus — noun a substance capable of taking fire spontaneously on exposure to the air, especially in a finely divided state …   Wiktionary

• pyrophorus — py·roph·o·rus …   English syllables

• pyrophorus —   n. (pl. ri ) substance igniting when exposed to air.    ♦ pyrophoric,    ♦ pyrophorous, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

• Pyrophorus luminosus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

• Pyrophorus (beetle) — Taxobox | name = Pyrophorus regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Coleoptera familia = Elateridae subfamilia = Agrypninae tribus = Pyrophorini genus = Pyrophorus genus authority = Illiger, 1809 subdivision ranks = Species …   Wikipedia