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pyrophoric iron

pyrophoric iron noun: finely powdered iron, which ignites spontaneously in air.

Noun

pyrophoric iron (uncountable)

  1. finely powdered iron, which ignites spontaneously in air

Questions about pyrophoric iron

What does pyrophoric iron mean?
Pyrophoric iron means finely powdered iron, which ignites spontaneously in air.
What part of speech is pyrophoric iron?
Pyrophoric iron is a noun.

Words near pyrophoric iron in the dictionary

  1. pyrophore
  2. pyrophores
  3. pyrophoric
  4. pyrophoric alloy
  5. pyrophoric alloys
  6. pyrophoric iron
  7. pyrophoricity
  8. pyrophorous
  9. pyrophorus
  10. pyrophosphatase
  11. pyrophosphatases

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