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PYROPHORIC ALLOY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pyrophoric alloy mean?
• PYROPHORIC ALLOY (noun)
The noun PYROPHORIC ALLOY has 1 sense:
1. an alloy that emits sparks when struck or scratched with steel; used in lighter flints
Familiarity information: PYROPHORIC ALLOY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An alloy that emits sparks when struck or scratched with steel; used in lighter flints
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("pyrophoric alloy" is a kind of...):
alloy; metal (a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pyrophoric alloy"):
ferrocerium (a pyrophoric alloy of iron with cerium; used for lighter flints)
misch metal (a pyrophoric alloy made from a mixture of rare-earth metals)
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