combustible+matter
71fire load — noun a) The anticipated amount of wildfire control necessary in a given period and region, based on the number of current fires, the probable number of new fires, and their anticipated intensity. b) The quantity of combustible matter in a given… …
72Lavoisier , Antoine Laurent — (1743–1794) French chemist Lavoisier is regarded as the founder of modern chemistry. Born in Paris, he studied both law and science, but after graduating concentrated his attention on science. He invested his money in a private tax collecting… …
73Fuel — Almost every kind of combustible matter was used for fuel, such as the withered stalks of herbs (Matt. 6:30), thorns (Ps. 58:9; Eccl. 7:6), animal excrements (Ezek. 4:12 15; 15:4, 6; 21:32). Wood or charcoal is much used still in all the towns …
74phlogiston — 1730, hypothetical inflammatory principle, formerly believed to exist in all combustible matter, from Modern Latin (1702), from Gk. phlogiston (1610s in this sense), neut. of phlogistos burnt up, inflammable, from phlogizein to set on fire, burn …
75cinder — noun a piece of burnt coal or wood that has stopped giving off flames but still has combustible matter in it. Derivatives cindery adjective Origin OE sinder slag , of Gmc origin (cf. sinter); influenced by Fr. cendre (from L. cinis ashes ) …
76fuel — n. Firing, combustible matter, combustibles, material for burning, firing material …
77fuel — fu•el [[t]ˈfyu əl[/t]] n. v. eled, el•ing (esp. brit.) elled, el•ling. 1) ene combustible matter, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, used to maintain fire in order to create heat or power, or as an energy source for engines, power plants, or reactors 2) …
78fuse — I [[t]fyuz[/t]] n. v. fused, fus•ing 1) a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive 2) fuze 1) 3) fuze 3) • have a short fuse Etymology: 1635–45; < It fuso < L fūsus spindle fuse′less,… …
79kindle — I kin•dle [[t]ˈkɪn dl[/t]] v. dled, dling 1) to start (a fire); cause (a flame or blaze) to begin burning 2) to set fire to or ignite (fuel or any combustible matter) 3) to excite or arouse; stir up; set going 4) to light up or make bright 5) to… …
80fuel — /ˈfjuəl / (say fyoohuhl), /fjul / (say fyoohl) noun 1. combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, etc. 2. material used to feed an engine, as petrol, diesel, etc. 3. a source of energy for operating machines, appliances, etc.,… …
