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wick effect

wick effect noun: the phenomenon of the partial or total destruction of a human body by fire, when the clothing of the victim soaks up melted body fat and acts like the wick of a candle.

Noun

wick effect (plural wick effects)

  1. The phenomenon of the partial or total destruction of a human body by fire, when the clothing of the victim soaks up melted body fat and acts like the wick of a candle.

Forms of wick effect

pluralwick effects

Questions about wick effect

What does wick effect mean?
Wick effect means the phenomenon of the partial or total destruction of a human body by fire, when the clothing of the victim soaks up melted body fat and acts like the wick of a candle.
What part of speech is wick effect?
Wick effect is a noun.
What is the plural of wick effect?
The plural of wick effect is wick effects.

Words near wick effect in the dictionary

  1. wichuraianas
  2. Wichí
  3. Wichís
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  5. Wick and Abson
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  8. Wick Hill
  9. Wick rotation
  10. Wick rotations
  11. Wick St Lawrence

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