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Definition of Pyrophoric
1. a. Light- producing; of or pertaining to pyrophorus.
Definition of Pyrophoric
1. Adjective. spontaneously igniting in air, especially when in a finely divided state ¹
2. Adjective. producing sparks, especially by friction ¹
3. Adjective. (''fire investigation'') Able to oxidize with exposure to atmospheric oxygen at normal temperatures. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pyrophoric
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyrophoric
Literary usage of Pyrophoric
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Explosives by Edward de Barry Barnett (1919)
"pyrophoric ALLOYS One of the oldest methods of obtaining fire was by striking a
spark from flint and steel and using this to ignite some inflammable ..."
2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1914)
"The iron deposited at the cathode was apparently pyrophoric. In Expt. 21, with
only 90 m. amp. current, no flow occurs in either cup. ..."
3. Proceedings of the American Gas Institute by American Gas Institute (1914)
"A suitable attachment permits the device, when not in use, to rest out of the
direct path of the heated products. In pyrophoric LIGHTER Fig. ..."
4. Modern Illuminants and Illuminating Engineering by Leon Gaster, John Stewart Dow (1915)
"Self-lighting Devices and pyrophoric Alloys—Cost of Gas Lighting—Maintenance,
its Benefit to the Consumer—Future Possibilities. IN Chapter I. something was ..."
5. Modern Illuminants and Illuminating Engineering by Leon Gaster, John Stewart Dow (1915)
"Self-lighting Devices and pyrophoric Alloys—Cost of Gas Lighting—Maintenance,
its Benefit to the Consumer—Future Possibilities. IN Chapter I. something was ..."
6. The Hydrogenation of Oils: Catalyzers and Catalysis and the Generation of by Carleton Ellis (1914)
"It is pyrophoric, however. The efficiency of nickel as a catalyzer does not depend
... Non- pyrophoric nickel has been prepared which is a good catalyzer. ..."
7. The Hydrogenation of Oils, Catalyzers Nad Catalysis and the Eneration of by Carleton Ellis (1919)
"It is pyrophoric, however. The efficiency of nickel as a catalyzer does not depend
... Non- pyrophoric nickel has been prepared which is a good catalyzer. ..."
8. The Threshold of Science: A Variety of Simple and Amusing Experiments by Charles Romley Alder Wright (1891)
"pyrophoric Lead and other Metals.—In Expts. 135, 120, and 199 we have seen that
gold, silver, and platinum can be obtained by means of suitable chemical ..."
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