Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for HOMBERG'S-PYROPHOROUS
HOMBERG'S-PYROPHOROUS, n. [Homberg's pyrophorous.]
From some recent experiments by Guy-Lussac, it appears that the essential ingredient of Homberg's Pyrophorus is sulphuret of potassium in a state of minute division. Turner.
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