comburentadj.n.

Etymology: < Latin combūr-ent-em, present participle of combūrĕre to consume; compare French comburant, principe comburant, as applied by Lavoisier.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: comˈburent.

rare.

Burning (obsolete): causing combustion: applied by Lavoisier, and others after him, to that element, esp. oxygen, which, in chemical combination, was supposed to cause the combustion of another body; hence the classification of comburents and combustibles. See combustion n. 2.

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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [adjective]

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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [noun] > that which causes combustion

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1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 50/1 Inscende them at a burninge and comburent candle.

1874 W. R. Grove On Correlation Physical Forces (ed. 6) 289 [The experiment] gives the very curious result of a true combustion, the combustible and the ‘comburant’ being at a distance.

1890 tr. Jules Verne's Barbicane & Co. xi Formed by combination..of the principal comburents and combustibles.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	comburent
释义	comburentadj.n. Etymology: < Latin combūr-ent-em, present participle of combūrĕre to consume; compare French comburant, principe comburant, as applied by Lavoisier.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: comˈburent. rare. Burning (obsolete): causing combustion: applied by Lavoisier, and others after him, to that element, esp. oxygen, which, in chemical combination, was supposed to cause the combustion of another body; hence the classification of comburents and combustibles. See combustion n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [adjective] quickeOE burningc1000 swealinga1023 tinded1297 alightc1400 flamed1413 alive1571 comburent1599 combustious1622 combustible1632 conflagrant1656 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [noun] > that which causes combustion comburent1599 1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 50/1 Inscende them at a burninge and comburent candle. 1874 W. R. Grove On Correlation Physical Forces (ed. 6) 289 [The experiment] gives the very curious result of a true combustion, the combustible and the ‘comburant’ being at a distance. 1890 tr. Jules Verne's Barbicane & Co. xi Formed by combination..of the principal comburents and combustibles. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < adj.n.1599
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