selvantænde

Danish

Etymology

selv (self) + antænde (ignite)

Verb

selvantænde

  1. self-ignite, spontaneously combust
    • 2018, Peter Hald, 169 kemiske eksperimenter, ISD LLC (→ISBN)
      Det selvantænder i luft, når dets temperatur kommer op omkring 30-50 °C, og det er meget giftigt.
      [White phosphorus] self-ignites in air, when its temperature reaches aroudn 30-50 degrees Celcius, and it is very toxic.
    • 2018, Theis Ørntoft, Solar, Gyldendal A/S (→ISBN)
      Og landskabet bliver så tørt at det selvantænder.
      And the landscape becomes so dry that it self-ignites.
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