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combust
[kuhm-buhst]
combust
/ əˈʌ /
adjective
astrology (of a star or planet) invisible for a period between 24 and 30 days each year due to its proximity to the sun
verb
chem to burn
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The devices contain lithium-ion batteries which, when damaged, can spontaneously combust.
Most of the rocket combusted in the intense heat created by the friction of hurtling through the atmosphere at 18,000 mph, he said.
Although neither live in California, they are familiar with its topography, its devil winds and hillsides ready to combust, and their message was clear.
“ happens when they skip over or miss a lithium-ion battery, from a cellphone battery, or part of a car battery — and it gets in there — and then combusts?”
“We know that it’s all combusted, and it’s all in the air — metals, plastics. I think it’s unbelievable that people are being told just to go ahead and go back in,” Robinson said.
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