Oxygen is needed for combustion.
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Combustion
/kəmˈbʌs.t͡ʃən/
Synonyms for "combustion" (79 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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cauterycheerful firecinerationconcremationconflagrationcorposantcozy firecrackingcrackling firecremationcrematorycupellationdeath firedeflagrationdestructive distillationdistillationdistillingfen firefireflame
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forest firefox firefuneral pyreignis fatuusignitionincinerationinglelambent flamemarshfireopen fireoxidationoxidizationparchingprairie firepyrepyrolysisraging firerefiningscorchingscorification
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sea of flamessearingself-immolationsheet of firesignal beaconsingeingsmeltingsmudge firesutteethe stakethermogenesisthree-alarm firetwo-alarm firevesicationwatch firewildfirewitch fire
Noun(2 words)
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3 entriesgas phase combustioninternal combustionoxidative combustion
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6 entriescombustion chambercombustion enginecombustion ratecombustion reactioncombustion temperaturestoichiometric combustion
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Pollutants like this derive mainly from the combustion of fuel in car engines.
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Carbon monoxide is a poisonous substance formed by the incomplete combustion of carbon compounds.
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Oxygen is necessary for combustion.
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