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incineration

incineration

5 6.4
Burning waste completely until only ash remains
  • 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.

Examples

  • 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.

  • The public and certain environmental groups use such estimates in their efforts to oppose incineration.

    Academic text (1993)

  • In addition to source reduction, MSW incineration needs to be part of the solution.

    Academic text (1993)

  • There is no significant water pollution from MSW incineration, and solid waste is reduced approximately ninety percent by incineration.

    Academic text (1993)

  • 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.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The Bush Administration proposed a seven-fold increase in MSW incineration as part of the National Energy Strategy (NES).

    Academic text (1993)

  • The incineration of waste reduces its volume significantly, leaving only ashes behind.

  • Many cities have adopted incineration as a method to manage garbage effectively.

Synonyms

burning
vsincineration
79 1.0

The act of setting something on fire to destroy it

is about complete destruction that leaves only ashes
combustion
vsincineration
  • Specialized
46 5.6

The process of burning that produces heat and often light

is about complete destruction that leaves only ashes

Antonyms

protection
∞ 1.0

Keeping people or things safe from harm

preservation
125 3.8

Keeping things safe and in good condition, for example food or buildings

How Burnt

incineration
  • Specialized
5 6.4
to char
59 4.6
burning
79 1.0
smolder
  • US
1 6.5

Surface Forms

incineration singular
incinerations plural

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.