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smoldering

[′smōl·driŋ]
(chemistry)
Combustion of a solid without a flame, often with emission of smoke.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

smoldering

The combustion of solid materials without the accompaniment of flame.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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