incineration
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6.4
- noun
- /ɪnˌsɪnəˈreɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
incineración
- After thorough incineration, the hazardous materials were safely reduced to harmless ash.
- waste incineration
- solid waste incineration
- disposal through incineration
And all you've done is make the incineration more efficient and said that baldly.
- And all you've done is make the incineration more efficient and said that baldly.
Examples
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New and modified incineration units are subject to the more stringent standards.
Academic text (1993) -
Now it turns out incineration does quite a bit to reduce volume of waste.
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The public and certain environmental groups use such estimates in their efforts to oppose incineration.
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In addition to source reduction, MSW incineration needs to be part of the solution.
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There is no significant water pollution from MSW incineration, and solid waste is reduced approximately ninety percent by incineration.
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In Japan, incineration and landfilling systems are widely adopted for the disposal of organic wastes.
Academic text (1999) -
To encourage public confidence in MSW incineration, the monitoring provisions of the 1991 regulations should be implemented and publicized.
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The Bush Administration proposed a seven-fold increase in MSW incineration as part of the National Energy Strategy (NES).
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The incineration of waste reduces its volume significantly, leaving only ashes behind.
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Many cities have adopted incineration as a method to manage garbage effectively.
Synonyms
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1.0
The act of setting something on fire to destroy it
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5.6
The process of burning that produces heat and often light
Antonyms
How Burnt
Surface Forms
Morphology
incineration = incinerate (transparent) = incinerate + ion
This is a regular noun formation from the verb 'incinerate' meaning the act or process of incinerating.
Etymology
The word incineration comes from the Latin parts in- and ciner-, from cinis 'ash', and is related to the English word cinder. So, incineration means burning something until only ash remains.