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comburent

UK/kəmˈbjʊ(ə)ɹənt/

comburent adjective: promoting combustion (for example, by reacting with fuel and promoting a redox reaction). (Contrast combustible.).

Adjective

comburent

  1. Promoting combustion (for example, by reacting with fuel and promoting a redox reaction). (Contrast combustible.)
    • […] the passage for comburent fluid, the opposite sides of the other diaphragm being exposed to the pressure of the combustible fluid on opposite sides of said resistance. 3. Apparatus for maintaining the proportional delivery of combustible fluid and comburent fluid supplied through separate...1919, The Canadian Patent Office Record and Register of Copyrights and Trade Marks

Noun

comburent (plural comburents)

  1. A comburent substance.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:comburent.
    Synonyms:
    oxidizing agent

Synonyms of comburent

Forms of comburent

pluralcomburents

Origin of comburent

Borrowed from Latin combūrēns, present active participle of combūrere. By surface analysis, combure + -ent.

Questions about comburent

What does comburent mean?
Comburent means promoting combustion (for example, by reacting with fuel and promoting a redox reaction). (Contrast combustible.).
What part of speech is comburent?
Comburent can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce comburent?
Comburent is pronounced /kəmˈbjʊ(ə)ɹənt/ (UK).

Words near comburent in the dictionary

  1. combtooth blennies
  2. combtooth blenny
  3. combure
  4. combured
  5. comburence
  6. comburent
  7. comburents
  8. combures
  9. comburgess
  10. comburgesses
  11. comburimeter

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