selvantænde

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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.
      self-ignites in air, when its temperature reaches around 30-50 degrees Celsius, 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.