different between combustion vs reactive

English

Etymology

From Old French combustion, from Latin combustio, from comburere (“to burn”), itself from the intensifying prefix com- + the root burere (a faulty sep. of amburere "to burn around", itself from ambi- + urere "to burn, singe"); equivalent to combust +? -ion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?m?b?s.t??n/

Noun

combustion (countable and uncountable, plural combustions)

1. (chemistry) The act or process of burning.
2. A process where two chemicals are combined to produce heat.
3. A process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen, usually at high temperature, releasing heat.
4. (figuratively) Violent agitation, tumult.
   • c. 1665, John Worthington, "The Author's Life", in The Works of the Pious and Profoundly-learned Joseph Mede

     There [were] great combustions and divisions among the heads of the university.

Synonyms

• (act or process of burning): incineration, cremation

Hyponyms

• deflagration
• detonation

Related terms

• combustible
• combustive
• combustor
• spontaneous combustion

Translations

French

Etymology

From Old French combustion, from Latin combustio, from comburere (“to burn”), itself from the intensifying prefix com- + the root burere (a faulty sep. of amburere "to burn around", itself from ambi- + urere "to burn, singe").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.bys.tj??/
• Homophone: combustions
• Hyphenation: com?bus?tion

Noun

combustion f (plural combustions)

1. combustion, burning, incineration

Derived terms

• chambre de combustion
• combustible
• turbine à gaz de combustion

Related terms

• comburant

Further reading

• “combustion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From react +? -ive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i??ækt?v/
• Rhymes: -ækt?v

Adjective

reactive (comparative more reactive, superlative most reactive)

1. that reacts or responds to a stimulus
2. (chemistry) that readily takes part in reactions

3. (electronics) Characterized by induction or capacitance rather than resistance.
4. Reacting to the past rather than anticipating the future, not predictive.

Antonyms

• proactive

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• creative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rea??tibe/, [re.a???t?i.??e]

Verb

reactive

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of reactivar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of reactivar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of reactivar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of reactivar.