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Noun: ignitor  ig'nI-tu(r)
  1. A substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
    "He used a chemical ignitor to start the campfire quickly";
    - igniter, lighter
     
  2. A device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
    "The faulty ignitor prevented the gas stove from lighting";
    - lighter, light, igniter

Derived forms: ignitors

Type of: device, fuel

Encyclopedia: Ignitor