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:

    “I thought I alone suffered,
    but suffering is everywhere.
    When I went on the housetop
    I saw its fire in every home.”
    —Farid (13th cent.)

    “The fire burns as the novel taught it how.”
    —Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)

    “Tut, man, one fire burns out another’s burning,
    One pain is lessened by another’s anguish.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)