incineration

Meanings

• noun

  The process of burning waste or other materials to reduce their volume and destroy unwanted substances.

  - "The city has an incineration plant to dispose of its waste."
  - "The incineration of hazardous waste is a controversial issue."
  - "The incineration of medical waste requires strict regulations."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with incineration
conception , perception , infraction , relation

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Variants

List of all variants of incineration that leads to same result
incinerate , incinerated , incinerates , incinerating , incineration , incinerations

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'incendere', meaning 'to set on fire'.

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Trivia

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1. Incineration is used to dispose of about 27% of the world's municipal solid waste.

2. The first recorded use of incineration for waste disposal was in ancient Rome.

3. Incineration can also be used to dispose of contaminated soil and water.

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Related Concepts

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1. Cremation: A form of incineration used for disposing of dead bodies.

2. Waste-to-energy: A process of generating energy from waste through incineration.

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Culture

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Incineration has been used in various forms of art and literature, such as in the poem 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock' by T.S. Eliot, where the line 'Let us go then, you and I, when the evening is spread out against the sky like a patient etherized upon a table' is often interpreted as referring to the process of cremation, which is a form of incineration.

How to Memorize "incineration"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a pile of waste being burned in an incineration plant.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'incineration' with the idea of burning waste to reduce its volume and destroy unwanted substances.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Incineration Is Cool And Neat' to remember the definition.

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