Dictionary

comburent en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /kəmˈbjʊ(ə)ɹənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin combūrēns, present active participle of combūrere. By surface analysis, combure + -ent.

Meanings

1. Promoting combustion (for example, by reacting with fuel and promoting a redox reaction). (Contrast combustible.)
   • […] the passage for comburent fluid, the opposite sides of the other diaphragm being exposed to the pressure of the combustible fluid on opposite sides of said resistance. 3. Apparatus for maintaining the proportional delivery of combustible fluid and comburent fluid supplied through separate passages to a gas-fired furnace, […] 1919, The Canadian Patent Office Record and Register of Copyrights and Trade Marks:

Translations (2)

fr comburant (promoting combustion) · it comburente (promoting combustion)

comburent en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kəmˈbjʊ(ə)ɹənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin combūrēns, present active participle of combūrere. By surface analysis, combure + -ent.

Meanings

1. A comburent substance.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:comburent.

Forms

Synonyms

oxidizing agent

Translations (4)

es comburente (comburent substance) · pt comburente (comburent substance) · it comburente (comburent substance) · fr comburant (comburent substance)