gyufa [ˈɟufɑ] – match
gyufaszál [ˈɟufɑsaːl] – matchstick
gyújtófa [ˈɟuːjtoːfɑ] – match (archaic)
gyújtani [ˈɟuːjtɑni]
1) to light (a fire); to spark
2) to switch on (the light)
3) to light (a cigarette)
“A noiseless match was invented in 1836 by the Hungarian János Irinyi, who was a student of chemistry. An unsuccessful experiment by his professor, Meissner, gave Irinyi the idea to replace potassium chlorate with lead dioxide in the head of the phosphorus match. He liquefied phosphorus in warm water and shook it in a glass vial, until it became granulated. He mixed the phosphorus with lead and gum arabic, poured the paste-like mass into a jar, and dipped the pine sticks into the mixture and let them dry. When he tried them that evening, all of them lit evenly. He sold the invention and production rights for these noiseless matches to István Rómer, a Hungarian pharmacist living in Vienna, for 60 forints (about 22.5 oz t of silver). As a match manufacturer, Rómer became rich, and Irinyi went on to publish articles and a textbook on chemistry, and founded several match factories.” – wikipedia
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