spontaneous heating

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spontaneous heating [spän′tā·nē·əs ′hēd·iŋ]

(chemistry)

The slow reaction of material with atmospheric oxygen at ambient temperatures; liberated heat, if undissipated, accumulates so that in the presence of combustible substances a fire will result.

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