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ferrocerium

/ˌfɛɹoʊˈsɪəɹiəm/

ferrocerium noun: a pyrophoric alloy of iron and cerium that is used with a striker (a steel) to make the spark of a lighter or firestarter.

Noun

ferrocerium (uncountable)

  1. A pyrophoric alloy of iron and cerium that is used with a striker (a steel) to make the spark of a lighter or firestarter.
    • Near-synonym: flint (loose sense)
    Synonyms:
    flint

Synonyms of ferrocerium

Origin of ferrocerium

From ferro- + cerium.

Words that rhyme with ferrocerium

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Questions about ferrocerium

What does ferrocerium mean?
Ferrocerium means a pyrophoric alloy of iron and cerium that is used with a striker (a steel) to make the spark of a lighter or firestarter.
What part of speech is ferrocerium?
Ferrocerium is a noun.
How do you pronounce ferrocerium?
Ferrocerium is pronounced /ˌfɛɹoʊˈsɪəɹiəm/.

Words near ferrocerium in the dictionary

  1. ferrocenophanone
  2. ferrocenophanones
  3. ferrocenyl
  4. ferrocenylphosphine
  5. ferrocenylphosphines
  6. ferrocerium
  7. ferrochelatase
  8. ferrochelatases
  9. ferrochelate
  10. ferrochelates
  11. ferrochelation

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