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- noun The state of being
pyrophoric .
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When the engines of the aircraft were started, puffs of [[triethylborane]] (TEB), which [[pyrophoricity | ignites on contact with air]], were injected into the engines to produce temperatures high enough to initially ignite the JP-7.
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