adj.
- Spontaneously igniting in air.
- Producing sparks by friction.
[From pyrophorus, substance that ignites spontaneously : from Greek purophoros, fire-bearing : puro-, pyro- + -phoros, -phorous.]
pyrophoric
Dictionary:
py·ro·phor·ic (pī'rə-fôr'ĭk, -fŏr'-) 
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