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combustion
[ kuhm-buhs-chuhn ]
noun
- the act or process of burning.
- Chemistry.
- rapid oxidation accompanied by heat and, usually, light.
- chemical combination attended by production of heat and light.
- slow oxidation not accompanied by high temperature and light.
- violent excitement; tumult.
combustion
/ kəmˈbʌstʃən /
noun
- the process of burning
- any process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to produce a significant rise in temperature and the emission of light
- a chemical process in which two compounds, such as sodium and chlorine, react together to produce heat and light
- a process in which a compound reacts slowly with oxygen to produce little heat and no light
combustion
/ kəm-bŭs′chən /
- The process of burning.
- A chemical change, especially through the rapid combination of a substance with oxygen, producing heat and, usually, light.
- See also spontaneous combustion
combustion
- Burning; a chemical reaction that involves the rapid combination of a fuel with oxygen . ( See oxidation and spontaneous combustion .)
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Derived Forms
- comˈbustive, nounadjective
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Other Words From
- com·bustive adjective
- noncom·bustion noun
- noncom·bustive adjective
- precom·bustion noun
- self-com·bustion noun
- uncom·bustive adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of combustion1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of combustion1
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Example Sentences
Gas-powered internal combustion engines were pretty much the only way to move a car from one place to another.
In attempting to compete against the internal combustion engine, Tesla may have to do something similar.
Boeing claims to have eliminated the risk of combustion, but not ignition.
If combustion occurs within a battery, says Boeing, it would be snuffed out in a microsecond for lack of oxygen.
It was “vaporized electrolyte which looks like smoke but is not the result of combustion.”
Aconite … night boat … sea sick … emetics … exhaustion … stimulants … hard drinking … spontaneous combustion … animal charcoal.
Spontaneous combustion is the burning of a substance or body by the internal development of heat without the application of fire.
It should be steady, and it should not give out great heat nor injurious products of combustion.
If he doesn't attend to it we shall have a case of spontaneous combustion to record; and we want to avoid that if possible.
The error was, non-observation of an important portion of the actual residue, namely, the gaseous products of combustion.
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