combustion
/kəmˈbʌstʃən/
noun
- The process of burning something, usually producing heat and light.
- Car engines rely on the combustion of gasoline to generate power.
- Scientists study combustion to make fires more efficient and less polluting.
- The combustion of wood in the fireplace kept the room warm.
- A chemical reaction that produces heat and light, often involving oxygen.
- Rusting is a slow form of combustion that doesn't produce a flame.
- Understanding combustion helps us design safer stoves and heaters.
- The lab demonstrated combustion by burning magnesium in a jar of oxygen.
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