aqua et igni interdictus (5) | (saying) - water and fire forbid = an outlaw, from the idea that they were to be forbidden to be furnished with water and fire. |
gelignite (5) | (noun) - ge(latin) + fire + -ite = a kind of dynamite with an adsorbent base of mostly potassium or another nitrate and wood pulp. |
ignimbrite (5) | (noun) - fire + rain + ite = a rock composed mostly of solidified deposits of fine volcanic ash. |
ignis fatuus (5) | (noun) - fire + foolish = an illusion; a light which sometimes appears at night over a marsh and is attributed to the combustion of gas from decomposed organic matter. The plural is ignes fatui. |
ignite (2) | (verb) - to ignite, i.e. become on fire = to set on or subject to fire; to catch fire or begin to glow. Ignitable is the adjective form, igniter and ignitor are noun forms. |
ignition (2) | (noun) - to ignite, i.e. become on fire = the act of igniting; starting a fire; heating plasma to a temperature high enough to sustain nuclear fusion; the process of igniting a fuel mixture; the starting of an engine or motor, such as a car or rocket. |
ignitron (5) | (noun) - fire + -tron = a mercury-containing rectifier tube where an arc is struck at the beginning of each cycle by a special electrode energized by an auxiliary circuit. |
pre-ignition (4) | (noun) - before + to ignite, i.e. become on fire = early or premature ignition in an internal combustion engine. |
self-ignite (3) | (verb) - self + to ignite, i.e. become on fire = become ignited without flame or spark. |
self-ignition (3) | (noun) - self + to ignite, i.e. become on fire = becoming ignited without flame or spark; automatic combustion of material through chemical action, such as the oxidation of its constituents; also called spontaneous combustion. |