Definitions for spontaneous combustion
spon·ta·neous com·bus·tion

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1. spontaneous combustionnoun

   ignition of a substance (as oily rags) resulting from an internal oxidation process

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1. spontaneous combustionnoun

   Combustion without an external source of heat.

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1. 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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1. spontaneous combustion

   Spontaneous combustion is a phenomenon where a material ignites without any external heat or flame due to a chemical reaction within the material. This typically occurs when a substance with a low ignition temperature heats up through self-heating, such as from exothermic oxidation or fermentation, and reaches a point where it ignites.

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1. Spontaneous combustion

   Spontaneous combustion is a type of combustion which occurs by self heating, followed by thermal runaway and finally, ignition.

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1. 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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How to pronounce spontaneous combustion?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of spontaneous combustion in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of spontaneous combustion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of spontaneous combustion in a Sentence

1. Dorothy Parker:

   I went to a convent in New York and was fired finally for my insistence that the Immaculate Conception was spontaneous combustion.

2. Reggie Leach:

   Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Spontaneous_Combustion
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_Combustion
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5. ^ Wikidata
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