combustion
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1. the act of burning something (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | change of integrity, |
| definition | : | the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | arson, fire-raising, incendiarism, |
| definition | : | malicious burning to destroy property (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | firing, ignition, inflammation, kindling, lighting, |
| definition | : | the act of setting something on fire (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | incineration, |
| definition | : | the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes (noun.act) |
2. a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | oxidation, oxidisation, oxidization, |
| definition | : | the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | deflagration, |
| definition | : | combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | internal combustion, |
| definition | : | the combustion of fuel inside a cylinder (as in an internal-combustion engine) (noun.process) |
3. a state of violent disturbance and excitement (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | garboil, tumult, tumultuousness, uproar, |
| definition | : | a state of commotion and noise and confusion (noun.state) |
4. the act of burning something (noun.act)
5. a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light (noun.process)
6. the act of burning something (noun.act)
7. a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light (noun.process)
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