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pyrophorus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
py-ropho-rus
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear”). Analyzable as pyro- + -phorus

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What does pyrophorus mean?
a substance capable of catching fire spontaneously on exposure to the air, especially in a finely divided state
Where does pyrophorus come from?
Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear”). Analyzable as pyro- + -phorus

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