pyrotron
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pyrotron (plural pyrotrons)
- (physics) A magnetic mirror.
- A notional subatomic particle invented to explain cases of human spontaneous combustion.
- 2005, James H. Hall, Practically Profound, page XIX:
- Spontaneous combustion may sound like “no cause at all;” but it isn't, except, perhaps, for people who allegedly ignite while watching TV. Actually, even for that kind of urban myth, causation is presumed: pyrotrons, of course.