Dictionary 1. (n.) A burning up; conflagration.2. (n.) The act or process of deflagrating. Thesaurus blaze blazing blistering branding burning burst calcination carbonization cauterization cautery cineration combustion concremation cracking cremation cupellation destructive distillation distillation distilling flaming flare flare-up flash flash fire incineration outburst oxidation oxidization parching pyrolysis refining scorching scorification searing self-immolation singeing smelting suttee the stake thermogenesis vesication |