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self-ignite

self-ignite verb: to catch fire due to sufficient temperature.

Verb

self-ignite (third-person singular simple present self-ignites, present participle self-igniting, simple past and past participle self-ignited)

  1. (intransitive) To catch fire due to sufficient temperature.
    • However, when the concentration of carbon is 1.4%, the mixture self-ignites at 295°.1983, Journal of Thermal Analysis

Forms of self-ignite

third-person singular presentself-ignites
present participleself-igniting
past participleself-ignited
pastself-ignited

Origin of self-ignite

From self- + ignite.

Questions about self-ignite

What does self-ignite mean?
Self-ignite means to catch fire due to sufficient temperature.
What part of speech is self-ignite?
Self-ignite is a verb.
What is the past tense of self-ignite?
The past tense of self-ignite is self-ignited.

Words near self-ignite in the dictionary

  1. self-identify
  2. self-identifying
  3. self-identity
  4. self-IDing
  5. self-IDs
  6. self-ignite
  7. self-ignited
  8. self-ignites
  9. self-igniting
  10. self-image
  11. self-images

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