combustion

noun
🔊/kəmˈbʌstʃən/
🔊/kəmˈbʌstʃən/
[uncountable]
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  1. the process of burning燃烧
    • Poisonous gases are produced during fossil fuel combustion.化石燃料在燃烧过程中会产生有毒气体。
    see also spontaneous combustion
  2. (specialist) a chemical process in which substances combine with the oxygen in the air to produce heat and light(快速)氧化
    • The ratio must be correct in order to achieve complete combustion.该比率必须正确才能完全燃烧。
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin combustio(n-), from Latin comburere ‘burn up’.