What does spontaneous combustion mean?
Definitions for spontaneous combustion
spon·ta·neous com·bus·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
spontaneous combustionnoun
ignition of a substance (as oily rags) resulting from an internal oxidation process
Wiktionary
spontaneous combustionnoun
Combustion without an external source of heat.
Wikipedia
Spontaneous combustion
Spontaneous combustion or spontaneous ignition is a type of combustion which occurs by self-heating (increase in temperature due to exothermic internal reactions), followed by thermal runaway (self heating which rapidly accelerates to high temperatures) and finally, autoignition.
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Spontaneous combustion
Spontaneous combustion is a type of combustion which occurs by self heating, followed by thermal runaway and finally, ignition.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Spontaneous Combustion
A circumstance where a substance or organism takes fire and burns without an exogenous source. Spontaneous human combustion differs from preternatural human combustibility in that in the latter, some spark or trivial flame sets the fire and the body tissues, which have a greatly enhanced inflammability, continue to undergo incineration without any external heat source or combustible materials. (Bergman NA. Spontaneous human combustion: its role in literature and science. Pharos 1988;Fall;51(4):18-21)
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of spontaneous combustion in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of spontaneous combustion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Translations for spontaneous combustion
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- الاحتراق التلقائيArabic
- samovolné vzníceníCzech
- selvantændelseDanish
- SelbstentzündungGerman
- αυτανάφλεξηGreek
- Combustión espontáneaSpanish
- احتراق خود به خودیPersian
- itsesyttyminen, spontaani palaminenFinnish
- combustion spontanéeFrench
- 自Japanese
- spontanea combustioneLatin
- selvantennelseNorwegian
- samozapłonPolish
- combustão espontâneaPortuguese
- combustie spontanăRomanian
- случайное возгораниеRussian
- självantändning, spontan fSwedish
- தன்னிச்சையான எரிப்புTamil
- యాదృచ్ఛిక దహనTelugu
- ספּאַנטייניאַס קאַמבאַסטשאַןYiddish
- 自燃Chinese
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