imperfect combustion

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• Soot — (? or ?; 277), n. [OE. sot, AS. s?t; akin to Icel. s?t, Sw. sot, Dan. sod, OD. soet, Lith. s?dis; cf. Gael. suith, Ir. suth.] A black substance formed by combustion, or disengaged from fuel in the process of combustion, which rises in fine… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• coke — coke1 cokelike, coky, adj. /kohk/, n., v., coked, coking. Chem. n. 1. the solid product resulting from the destructive distillation of coal in an oven or closed chamber or by imperfect combustion, consisting principally of carbon: used chiefly as …   Universalium

• product — 1 *work, production, opus, artifact Analogous words: forming or form, fabrication, manufacturing or manu facture (see corresponding verbs at MAKE): article, object, *thing 2 Product, production, produce are comparable when they denote something… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• charcoal — /ˈtʃakoʊl / (say chahkohl) noun 1. the carbonaceous material obtained by the imperfect combustion of wood or other organic substances. 2. a drawing pencil of charcoal. 3. a drawing made with charcoal. –verb (t) 4. to blacken, write or draw with… …  

• coke — I. /koʊk / (say kohk) noun 1. the solid product resulting from the distillation of coal in an oven or closed chamber, or by imperfect combustion, used as a fuel, in metallurgy, etc. It contains about 80 per cent carbon. –verb (coked, coking)… …  

• flame-out — /ˈfleɪm aʊt/ (say flaym owt) noun the failure of a jet engine as a result of an interruption in the fuel supply or imperfect combustion …  

• soot — /sʊt / (say soot) noun 1. a black carbonaceous substance produced during the imperfect combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke. –verb (t) 2. to mark, cover …  

• jet engine — an engine, as an aircraft engine, that produces forward motion by the rearward exhaust of a jet of fluid or heated air and gases. Also called jet, jet motor. [1940 45] * * * Any of a class of internal combustion engines that propel aircraft by… …   Universalium

• Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects (comics) — redirects here. For the video game, see Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects. Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects Cover of the 1st issue …   Wikipedia

• Intermittent power source — [ Erie Shores Wind Farm monthly output over a two year period] An intermittent power source is a source of electric power generation that may be uncontrollably variable or more intermittent than conventional power sources, and therefore non… …   Wikipedia

• climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… …   Universalium