eupyrion

noun

eu·​pyr·​i·​on

yüˈpirēən

plural -s

: an early-19th-century match having a tip coated with sugar and potassium chlorate to be ignited by being dipped in sulfuric acid

Word History

Etymology

eu- + Greek pyreion fire stick, from pyr fire

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