n. 1 burning; consumption by fire. 2 Chem. the development of light and heat from the chemical combination of a substance with oxygen. combustive adj.
[ ME f. F combustion or LL combustio f. L comburere combust- burn up ]
n. 1 burning; consumption by fire. 2 Chem. the development of light and heat from the chemical combination of a substance with oxygen. combustive adj.
[ ME f. F combustion or LL combustio f. L comburere combust- burn up ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012