Pyrophorus

Name: American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 - Pyrophorus
Author: Noah Webster

PYROPHORUS, n. [Gr., fire; bearing.] A substance which takes fire on exposure to air, or which maintains or retains light.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Pyrophorus," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed November 4, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DC91JQ3LQIHVDSU.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Pyrophorus." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 4 Nov. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DC91JQ3LQIHVDSU.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Pyrophorus' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 4 November 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DC91JQ3LQIHVDSU.