combusted
Went up flames
Combusted is the past tense of combust, meaning to catch fire or burn.
The word appears most often in technical contexts—engines combust fuel, materials combust at certain temperatures.
Figuratively, situations or tempers can combust when they suddenly flare up: The argument combusted into a full-blown fight.
Spontaneous combustion happens without an external spark.
Burned until black
- scorchedBurned on surface
- incineratedDestroyed by fire
- singedSuperficially burned
- blackenedDarkened by burning
blazed · engulfed · torched · consumed · cremated · carbonized · smoldered · flared
Combustion with flames
- blazeIntense burning fire
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
- pyreFuneral burning heap
conflagration · flicker · glow · ash · smoke · cinders · sparks · flames
Losing electrons chemically
- exothermicReleasing energy as heat
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- thermochemistryScience of reaction heat
- enthalpyThermodynamic total heat quantity
activation · stoichiometry · reactants · products · redox · calorimetry · spontaneous · chemical
charred
Burned until black
- scorchedBurned on surface
- incineratedDestroyed by fire
- singedSuperficially burned
blackened · blazed · engulfed · torched · consumed · cremated · carbonized · smoldered · flared · ignited
fire
Combustion with flames
pyre · conflagration · flicker · glow · ash · smoke · cinders · sparks · flames · heat
oxidation
Losing electrons chemically
- exothermicReleasing energy as heat
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- thermochemistryScience of reaction heat
enthalpy · activation · stoichiometry · reactants · products · redox · calorimetry · spontaneous · chemical · bonding
gasoline
Refined petroleum vehicle fuel
natural gas · petroleum · kerosene · ethanol · methane · biomass · wood · charcoal · fossil fuel · hydrocarbons
- internal combustionFuel ignites in cylinders
- fuel combustionOxidation of energy sources
- combustion engineFuel-igniting mechanical powerplant
- spontaneous combustionCatching fire independently
- internal combustion engineHeat-driven mechanical powerplant
- combustion chamberEngine's ignition cavity
combustible, combustion, combust, incombustible, combusts, noncombustible, combusting