py|ro|phor|ic

py|ro|phor|ic
py|ro|phor|ic «PY ruh FR ihk, -FOR-; PIHR uh-», adjective.
1. having the property of taking fire simply through exposure to air; that catches fire spontaneously, as certain compounds of phosphorus: »

Many of the metals used in nuclear technology, notably uranium, plutonium, thorium and zirconium, are pyrophoric (Scientific American).

2. (chiefly of an insect or marine organism) that is, or is like, a firefly; giving off light.
[< New Latin pyrophorus (< Greek pyrophóros (literally) fire-bearing < pŷr, pyrós fire + phórein carry) + English -ic]

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