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spontaneous combustion

spontaneous combustion noun: combustion without an external source of heat.

Noun

spontaneous combustion (countable and uncountable, plural spontaneous combustions)

  1. Combustion without an external source of heat.
    • The experiment was abandoned when one fine day spontaneous combustion of the pulverised coal in the container occurred, and a black cloud of the very finely divided fuel rose into the air by the force of the explosion, and was slowly wafted by the prevailing breeze over the town, upon which it...1940 May, “The Why and the Wherefore: Pulverised Fuel Experiment”, in Railway Magazine, page 318
    Synonyms:
    autocombustion

spontaneous combustion meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

spontaneous combustion in Tamil

சுயதகனம், தன் வயக் கனற்சி, தன்வயத்தகனம்

spontaneous combustion in Tagalog

combustion without a source of heat
kusang-liyab

Synonyms of spontaneous combustion

Forms of spontaneous combustion

pluralspontaneous combustions

Words formed from spontaneous combustion

Questions about spontaneous combustion

What does spontaneous combustion mean?
Spontaneous combustion means combustion without an external source of heat.
What is spontaneous combustion in Tamil?
Spontaneous combustion in Tamil is சுயதகனம், தன் வயக் கனற்சி, தன்வயத்தகனம். See Spontaneous combustion meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is spontaneous combustion?
Spontaneous combustion is a noun.
What is the plural of spontaneous combustion?
The plural of spontaneous combustion is spontaneous combustions.

Words near spontaneous combustion in the dictionary

  1. spontaneities
  2. spontaneity
  3. spontaneous
  4. spontaneous abortion
  5. spontaneous abortions
  6. spontaneous combustion
  7. spontaneous combustions
  8. spontaneous fission
  9. spontaneous generation
  10. spontaneous generationist
  11. spontaneous generationists

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