Term: spontaneous combustion: ignition of a substance (as oily rags) resulting from an internal oxidation process
Broader: oxidation: the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction | Unrelated: marine corps intelligence activity: an agency of the United States Marine Corps that provides responsive and broad intelligence support for the worldwide Marine Corps organization
Broader: oxidation: the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction | Unrelated: jewelweed: North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil
Broader: oxidation: the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction | Unrelated: implementation: the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect
Broader: oxidation: the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction | Unrelated: hypoderma: in some classifications considered the type genus of the family Hypodermatidae: warble flies
Broader: oxidation: the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction | Unrelated: denseness: the quality of being mentally slow and limited
Broader: oxidation: the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction | Unrelated: report: the act of informing by verbal report
Broader: oxidation: the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction | Unrelated: perturbation: (physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly
Broader: oxidation: the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction | Unrelated: self-determination: determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion
Broader: oxidation: the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction | Unrelated: maleic acid: a colorless crystalline compound found in unripe fruit (such as apples or tomatoes or cherries) and used mainly to make polyester resins
Broader: oxidation: the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction | Unrelated: horsewhipping: the act of whipping with a horsewhip