verb
combust
kum-BUST/kəmˈbʌst/
To ignite and burn rapidly.
The dry wood combusts as flames spread from the nearby fire.
Etymology
The Latin verb meant 'burn up, consume,' emphasizing what burning does to material. In the selected sense, that same burning action is described as a chemical reaction.
In context
eating and you had to maintain energy and you had to maintain maintain muscle mass the body evolved in a credible system to take some of the stored body fat combust that as fuel in the muscles
More examples
- Oily rags can combust spontaneously if heat builds up inside the pile.
- The vapors combusted when they reached the pilot light.
- Without enough oxygen, the fuel does not combust completely.
Forms
combust · combusts · combusted · combusting
combustion noun — The process of burning and releasing heat.
combustible adjective — Able to catch fire and burn.