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comburent
comˈburent, a. and n. rare. [ad. L. combūr-ent-em, pr. pple. of combūrĕre to consume; cf. F. comburant, principe comburant, as applied by Lavoisier.] Burning (obs.): causing combustion: applied by Lavoisier, and others after him, to that element, esp. oxygen, which, in chemical combination, was supp...
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comburence
comburence rare. (kəmˈbjʊərəns) [f. L. combūr-ĕre to burn up + -ence.] Comburent quality or action: see next.1825 Coleridge Aids Refl. Wks. 1858 I. App. 395 The powers of..comburence and combustibility.
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combustion
combustion (kəmˈbʌstɪən, -tʃən) Also 6 -yon. [a. OF. combustion (14th c. in Littré), ad. late L. combūstiōn-em, n. of action f. combūrĕre; see combure.] 1. a. The action or process of burning; consumption or destruction by fire. (Not common in ordinary unscientific language.)a 1600 Hooker Eccl. Pol....
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