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Definition of Combustive
1. Adjective. Supporting combustion.
Similar to: Combustible
Derivative terms: Combust, Combust, Combust
Definition of Combustive
1. Adjective. Of, pertaining to, caused by, or partaking in combustion ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Combustive
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Combustive
Literary usage of Combustive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Practical Metal-worker's Assistant ...: With the Application of the Art by Oliver Byrne, John Scoffern, William Clay, William Fairbairn, James Napier (1864)
"Though all material bodies be impressed with the quality of ministering to the
combustive function, either in the sense of a combustible or a supporter of ..."
2. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Charles Robert Cross (1859)
"... a distinct idea of the manner in which the combustive union of bodies is
accomplished, the quickness of vibration increasing with the chemical energy, ..."
3. The Useful Metals and Their Alloys: Including Mining Ventilation, Mining by John Scoffern (1857)
"... be impressed with the quality of ministering to the combustive function, either
in the sense of a combustible or a supporter of combustion—nevertheless, ..."
4. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal (1861)
"Gradually losing its rapidly combustive quality, it crumbles to dust. An oxidating
change has taken place ; a species of combustion has supervened. ..."
5. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1858)
"The liver prepares the combustive materials for respiration; and of this there
are two sources, one being the worn-out tissues of the body, ..."
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