Definition of Pyrophorus

1. Noun. Tropical click beetles.

Exact synonyms: Genus Pyrophorus
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Elateridae, Family Elateridae
Member holonyms: Fire Beetle, Firefly, Pyrophorus Noctiluca

Definition of Pyrophorus

1. n. 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.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyrophorus

pyrometric cone
pyrometries
pyrometry
pyromorphite
pyromorphites
pyrone
pyrones
pyronine
pyronines
pyroninophilic
pyrope
pyropes
pyrophobia
pyrophoric
pyrophoric alloy
Pyrophorus
Pyrophorus noctiluca
pyrophosphate
pyrophosphates
pyrophosphoric acid
pyrophyllite
pyrophyllites
pyropus
pyropuses
pyros
pyroscope
pyroses
pyrosis
pyrosises
pyrosome

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