Combustion

(noun.) a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light.

(noun.) a state of violent disturbance and excitement; 'combustion grew until revolt was unavoidable'.

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• The gas first evaporating is nitrogen, and a lighted match applied to the surface of the liquid is quickly extinguished, since nitrogen does not support combustion. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• The direct production of electric energy by the combustion of coal would be the ideal method. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Special provision was also made for injecting streams of pulverized coal in such manner as to create the largely extended zone of combustion. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• The cage allowed air to pass and light to escape, and although by the combustion of the fire-damp the wire gauze might become red hot, it was still efficient as a safety-lamp. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• The same effect is caused by the combustion of the carburretted hydrogen gas, and in a more perfect manner. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• The production of heat through the burning of coal, or oil, or gas, or wood, is called combustion. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• The force starts with the combustion of coal under the boiler of the steam engine. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• It was of course a matter of common knowledge that heat could be obtained by the combustion of coal or wood. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• The internal-combustion engine is the heart of the submarine. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• In the Welsbach burner the light seen does not proceed directly from the combustion of the gas, but from the white hot mantle. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• A most singular combustion takes place. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• The absence of air prevents ordinary combustion, nevertheless the intense heat affects the wood and changes it into new substances, one of which is charcoal. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• Said he, after he had watched some more than usually noisy combustion at the fire, This boy, Humphrey, is incorrigible. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• Will not the chemist learn how to produce electricity direct from the combustion of coal, or solve the problem of the synthesis of food? Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• In 1774, by heatin g red oxide of mercury by means of a burning-glass, he obtained a gas which supported combustion better than comm on air. 李贝. 西洋科学史.

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