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comburent
- /kəmˈbjʊ(ə)ɹənt/ UK
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin combūrēns, present active participle of combūrere.
By surface analysis, combure + -ent.
adjective
- Promoting combustion (for example, by reacting with fuel and promoting a redox reaction). (Contrast combustible.) […] the passage for comburent fluid, the opposite sides of the other diaphragm being exposed to the pressure of the combustible fluid on opposite sides of said resistance. 3. Apparatus for maintaining the proportional delivery of combustible fluid and comburent fluid supplied through separate passag
noun comburents
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A comburent substance.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:comburent.
Similar: oxidizing agent
Translations
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adj promoting combustion
| Français | comburant |
|---|---|
| Italiano | comburente |
noun comburent substance
| Español | comburente |
|---|---|
| Português | comburente |
| Français | comburant |
| Italiano | comburente |
Talk about this word "comburent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/comburent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. comburent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/comburent "comburent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/comburent.Cite this
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title = {comburent},
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year = {2026},
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