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Definition 2024

spontaneous_combustion

spontaneous combustion

English

Noun

spontaneous combustion ‎(plural spontaneous combustions)

Combustion without an external source of heat.

Translations

combustion without a source of heat

Chinese:
Mandarin: 自燃 (zh) ‎(zìrán)
Finnish: itsesyttyminen
Greek: αυτανάφλεξη (el) f ‎(aftanáflexi)

Portuguese: combustão espontânea f
Romanian: combustie spontană f
Swedish: självantändning c
Tagalog: kusang-liyab

Derived terms

spontaneous human combustion