combustión

Definitions of combustión
  1. noun
    the act of burning something
    synonyms: quema, quemazón
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    incendio provocado
    malicious burning to destroy property
    encendido
    the act of setting something on fire
    cineración, incineración
    the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes
    cremación
    the incineration of a dead body
  2. noun
    a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
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    fuego, llama
    the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
    llamarada
    a strong flame that burns brightly
    type of:
    oxidación
    the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
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