Definitions for combustion

combustion com·bus·tion

Spelling: [kuh m-buhs-chuh n]
IPA: /kəmˈbʌs tʃən/

Combustion is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 21 points.

You can make 547 anagrams from letters in combustion (bcimnoostu).

Definitions for combustion

noun

  1. the act or process of burning.
  2. Chemistry. rapid oxidation accompanied by heat and, usually, light. chemical combination attended by production of heat and light. slow oxidation not accompanied by high temperature and light.
  3. violent excitement; tumult.

Origin of combustion

1400-50; late Middle English (Middle French) Late Latin combūstiōn- (stem of combūstiō). See combust, -ion

Examples for combustion

The product of the combustion is therefore a compound of hydrogen and oxygen.

The combustion with CrO3 is then proceeded with in the ordinary way.

This light is produced by the combustion of the carbon of which the electrodes are composed.

It was “vaporized electrolyte which looks like smoke but is not the result of combustion.”

Boeing claims to have eliminated the risk of combustion, but not ignition.

The chemical action of the sun's rays is detrimental to combustion.

The sun is not burning, and combustion is not the source of its heat.

The combustion of the hydrogen is, of course, due to its union with oxygen.

Starting a fire requires two things: Ignition and combustion.

If combustion occurs within a battery, says Boeing, it would be snuffed out in a microsecond for lack of oxygen.

Word Value for combustion
Scrable

16

Words with friends

21

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