SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("spontaneous combustion" is a kind of...):

ignition (the process of initiating combustion or catching fire)

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