Today's Rocket Words: Your 5 words and meanings to learn
combustion
the process of burning something
extinguish
to stop the process of combustion
fuel
a substance that can burn
complete combustion
when the substance is completely burned and only carbon dioxide and water remain
incomplete combustion
a reaction or process which entails only partial burning of a fuel; this may be due to a lack of oxygen or low temperature, preventing the complete chemical reaction