Incineration

noun

noun ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
The act of incinerating, or the state of being incinerated; cremation. countable, uncountable
2
the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes wordnet

Synonyms

blazing blistering branding burning calcination carbonization

Example

"Algeria needs more incineration plants."

Etymology

From incinerate + -ion.

Related phrases

co-incineration

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