Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pyrophoric_alloy

1 sense of pyrophoric alloy

Sense 1
pyrophoric alloy -- (an alloy that emits sparks when struck or scratched with steel; used in lighter flints)
       => 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; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper")