combustion
Combustion stands for:
- Combustion (chemistry) , an exothermic redox reaction
- Burn (medicine) , damage to organic tissue caused by heat
- Cold burn , a special form of frostbite
- Self-immolation , a form of suicide
- the destruction of objects in a fire
- the conversion of nutrients during cell respiration
- death by fire at the stake
- the burial of the deceased by cremation
- the disposal of waste through incineration
See also:
- Old burning
- Burns , play by Wajdi Mouawad (2003)
Wiktionary: combustion - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
