Fire

Fire

Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. Slower oxidative processes like rusting or digestion are not included by this definition.

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Famous quotes containing the word fire:

    “Billy, in one of his nice new sashes,
    Fell in the fire and was burnt to ashes;”
    —Harry Graham (1874–1936)

    “Now the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the sight of the people of Israel.”
    —Bible: Hebrew, Exodus 24:17.

    “So much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don’t even know that fire is hot.”
    —George Orwell (1903–1950)