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)

    “And she’d had lucky eyes and a high heart,
    And wisdom that caught fire like the dried flax,
    At need, and made her beautiful and fierce,
    Sudden and laughing.”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    “When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle- field, they have all one rank in my eyes.”
    —Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821)