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autoignition (s), autoignitions (pl) (noun forms); spontaneous combustion
1. Spontaneous ignition of some or all of the fuel-air mixture in the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine.
2. The spontaneous ignition of fuel when introduced into the combustion chamber of an internal-combustion engine, as a result either of glowing carbon in the chamber or of the heat of compression.
2. The spontaneous ignition of fuel when introduced into the combustion chamber of an internal-combustion engine, as a result either of glowing carbon in the chamber or of the heat of compression.
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auto-, aut-
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ign-, igni-, ignis- +
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