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Definition of Combustions
1. combustion [n] - See also: combustion
Lexicographical Neighbors of Combustions
Literary usage of Combustions
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1903)
"A PLATINUM CRUCIBLE FOR CARBON Combustions. Bv JOHN VR STEHMAN. ... as the more
expensive platinum tube and gas-consuming furnace for carbon combustions. ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1896)
"The means of a series of combustions by Dr. WA Noyes gave the following result :
Carbon 71.56 Nitrogen 15.26 Hydrogen 8.34 Oxygen 4.84 100.00 Dr. Noyes ..."
3. Publications (1848)
"... third vial,1 that Queen Elizabeth had almost fired the air cotton world in
civil combustions by such her persecuting: for ..."
4. Standard Methods of Chemical Analysis: A Manual of Analytical Methods and by Wilfred Welday Scott (1922)
"When properly filled this tube will serve for at least 70 combustions when
operating on 1.5. grams of sample containing 1.03% carbon. ..."
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