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:

    “As I pursued my bodily functions, wanting
    Neither fire nor water,
    Vibrating to the distant pinch
    And turning out the way I am, turning out to greet you.”
    —John Ashbery (b. 1927)

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

    “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.