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In chemistry, combustion is the complete or incomplete oxidation of a fuel by oxygen or other oxidants to give oxidized carbon species, such as CO (for incomplete combustion) and CO2 (for complete combustion), water and the concomitant production of heat. For example,
Respiration is an example of a biological combustion reaction.
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Cleaves, H.J.(. (2014). Combustion. In: Amils, R., et al. Encyclopedia of Astrobiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27833-4_322-3
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