pyrophoric alloy

1. 1.

   an alloy that emits sparks when struck or scratched with steel; used in lighter flints

   Broaderalloy

   Narrowerferroceriummisch metal

Questions about pyrophoric alloy

What does pyrophoric alloy mean?

pyrophoric alloy means "an alloy that emits sparks when struck or scratched with steel; used in lighter flints".

Is pyrophoric alloy a common word?

pyrophoric alloy is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.