comburent
1 of 2adjective
com·bu·rent
variants or less commonly comburant
kəmˈbyu̇rənt
: burning or supporting combustion —distinguished from combustible
comburent
2 of 2noun
variants or less commonly comburant
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plural -s
: a substance that burns or that aids combustion
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Latin comburent-, comburens, present participle of comburere to burn up