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Look up: burning

  1. burning
    [adj] - producing or having a painfully hot sensation 2. [adj] - consuming fuel 3. [n] - execution by fire 4. [n] - the act of burning something
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Burning
    term for writing data to a cd
    Found on http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/music%

  3. Burning
    the rapid oxidization of a substance in a manner that releases thermal energy
    Found on http://www.bio-power.co.uk/glossary.htm

  4. burning
    (1) Permanently damaging a metal or alloy by heating to cause either incipient melting or intergranular oxidation. See also over-heating. (2) In grinding, getting the work hot enough to cause discoloration or to change the microstructure by tempering or hardening.
    Found on http://www.bacgroup.com/glossary/glossar

  5. Burning
    Normal combustion in which the oxident is molecular oxygen
    Found on http://www.fire.org.uk/glossary.htm

  6. burning
    destruction of organic matter on soils by fire; 2)also, the injury to seeds or plants from too high a concentration of fertiliser or spray or dusting material for control of insects or disease Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • damage done,due to the atmosphere,to a non-ferrous metal either when melting or when being poured Category: Iron and s...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  7. Burning
    Burn'ing adjective 1. That burns; being on fire; excessively hot; fiery. 2. Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful; as, burning zeal. « Like a young hound upon a burning scent. Dryden. » Burning bush (Botany) , an ornamental shrub ( Euonymus atropurpureus ), bearing a crimson berry.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/115

  8. Burning
    Burn'ing noun The act of consuming by fire or heat, or of subjecting to the effect of fire or heat; the state of being on fire or excessively heated. Burning fluid , any volatile illuminating oil, as the lighter petroleums (naphtha, benzine), or oil of turpentine (camphine), but esp. a mixture of the latter with alcohol. -- Burning glass , a convex lens of considerable si ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/115

  9. burning
    1. That burns; being on fire; excessively hot; fiery. ... 2. Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful; as, burning zeal. 'Like a young hound upon a burning scent. ... <botany>' (Dryden) Burning bush, an ornamental shrub (Euonymus atropurpureus), bearing a crimson berry. ... The act of consuming by fire or heat, or of subjectin ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  10. burning
    adjective consuming fuel; used in combination; `coal-burning (or wood-burning) stoves`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  11. burning
    adjective producing or having a painfully hot sensation; `begged for water to soothe his burning throat`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  12. burning
    combustion noun the act of burning something; `the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  13. burning
    noun execution by fire
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  14. Burning
    `Burning`, `burnin'` or `burned` may be: * Burning, execution by burning * Phenomena of chemical, phase, or nuclear change with heat as cause and/or effect: ** Burning, any of various forms of chemical combustion reactions ** Burning, self-sustaining thermonuclear (nuclear fusion) reaction ** `Burning off` (meteorology) of mist ** Burning, unscientific term for apparent destruction of heated solids by sublimation ** Burning, unscientific term ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning

  15. Burning
    • (a.) That burns; being on fire; excessively hot; fiery. • (n.) The act of consuming by fire or heat, or of subjecting to the effect of fire or heat; the state of being on fire or excessively heated. • (a.) Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful; as, burning zeal. • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of BurnBurning: words i...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  16. Burning
    Selectively darkening part of a photo with an image editing program.
    Found on http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using

  17. burning
    1. pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
    2. a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
    3. execution by electricity
    4. execution by fire
    5. destroy by fire
    6. shine intensely, as if with heat
    7. undergo combustion
    8. cause a sharp of stinging pain or discomfort
    9. feel strong emotion, esp. anger or passion
    10. cause to undergo combustion
    11. spend (significant a...
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    12. burning
      (1) Permanently damaging a metal or alloy by heating to cause either incipient melting or intergranular oxidation. See also over-heating. (2) In grinding, getting the work hot enough to cause discoloration or to change the microstructure by tempering or hardening
      Found on http://www.corrosionsource.com/handbook/


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