Pyrokinetic
[pahy-roh-ki-nee-sis, -kahy-] /ˌpaɪ roʊ kɪˈni sɪs, -kaɪ-/
noun, (in science fiction)
1.
the ability to set objects or people on fire through the concentration of psychic power.
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