Pyrophoric

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pyrophoric \Pyr`o*phor"ic\, Pyrophorous \Py*roph"o*rous\, a.
     [Pyro- + Gr. fe`rein to bear.]
     Light-producing; of or pertaining to pyrophorus.
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     {Pyrophoric iron} (Chem.), finely reduced iron, which ignites


        spontaneously on contact with air.
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