spontaneous combustion
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spontaneous combustion
noun spontaneous combustions
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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 desce
Similar: autocombustion
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noun combustion without a source of heat
| 中文 | 自燃 zìrán |
|---|---|
| Português | combustão espontânea |
| Deutsch | Selbstentzündung |
| Ελληνικά | αυτανάφλεξη aftanáflexi |
| Română | combustie spontană, autoaprindere, autoaprins |
| Русский | самовозгора́ние samovozgoránije |
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title = {spontaneous combustion},
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