pyrophorus

pyrophorus
a substance capable of taking fire spontaneously on exposure to the air, especially in a finely divided state

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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 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

  • Pyrophorus noctiluca —   Pyrophorus Clasificación científica Reino …   Wikipedia Español

  • Pyrophorus noctiluca — noun tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots • Syn: ↑firefly, ↑fire beetle • Hypernyms: ↑elaterid beetle, ↑elater, ↑elaterid • Member Holonyms: ↑Pyrophorus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pyrophorus noctilucus — Fire beetle Fire bee tle (Zo[ o]l.) A very brilliantly luminous beetle ({Pyrophorus noctilucus}), one of the elaters, found in Central and South America; called also {cucujo}. The name is also applied to other species. See {Firefly}. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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