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Combustion

/kəmˈbʌs.tʃən/

The act or process of burning.

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📖 Definitions of "Combustion"

noun

1
The act or process of burning.
2
A process where two chemicals are combined to produce heat.
3
A process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen, usually at high temperature, releasing heat.
4
Violent agitation, tumult.

🔄 Synonyms of "Combustion"

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Word	Definition
burningnoun	On fire.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Combustion"

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Word	Definition
burningnoun	A fiery pain.
incendiarynoun	Something capable of causing fire, particularly a weapon.
ignitionnoun	The initiation of combustion.
combustiblenoun	A material that is capable of burning.
flammablenoun	Any flammable substance.
burntnoun	(informal) Char.
burnernoun	An element on a kitchen stove that generates localized heat for cooking.
flammabilitynoun	(uncountable) The condition of being flammable.
burnnoun	A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
inflammationnoun	(pathology) A condition of any part of the body, consisting of congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain.
deflagrationnoun	The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.
firenoun	(uncountable) A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.
incinerationnoun	The act of incinerating, or the state of being incinerated; cremation.
boilernoun	An apparatus for heating circulating water or other heat transferring liquid.
heatingnoun	The act of making something hot.
fuelnoun	Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.
fluenoun	A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace).
firingnoun	The discharge of a gun or other weapon.
oxidizernoun	(chemistry) An oxidizing agent, especially one used to oxidize the fuel of a rocket or a fuel cell.
coalnoun	(uncountable) A black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.