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:

    “These violent delights have violent ends,
    And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,
    Which as they kiss consume.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “To awake your dormouse valor, to put fire in your heart, and brimstone in your liver.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “I warmed both hands before the fire of life;
    It sinks, and I am ready to depart.”
    —Walter Savage Landor (1775–1864)