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Spontaneous combustion Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Spontaneous combustion has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

ignition of a substance (as oily rags) resulting from an internal oxidation process

2

Combustion without an external source of heat.

See Also
heat pyrophoric combustion source spontaneous combustions spontaneous
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
ignition
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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