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ferrocerium

noun
/ˌfɛɹoʊˈsɪəɹiəm/

Etymology

From ferro- + cerium.

  1. derived from *ḱer-✻
  2. learned borrowing from Cerēs
  3. suffixed as cerium — “Ceres + -ium”
  4. formed as ferrocerium — “ferro- + cerium”

Definitions

  1. A pyrophoric alloy of iron and cerium that is used with a striker (a steel) to make the…

    A pyrophoric alloy of iron and cerium that is used with a striker (a steel) to make the spark of a lighter or firestarter.

    • Near-synonym: flint (loose sense)

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