combustion
/kəmˈbʌstʃən/noun
mass noun
1- the process of burning something燃烧：
the combustion of fossil fuels
矿物燃料的燃烧
as modifier a large combustion plant.大型燃烧设备。
1.1
- Chemistry rapid chemical combination of a substance with oxygen, involving the production of heat and light【化】氧化。
派生词
combustive
adjective词源
late Middle English: from late Latin combustio（n-）, from Latin comburere 'burn up'.