What is meant by spontaneous combustion ? Give one example of spontaneous combustion.

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spontaneous combustion. The bursting into flame of a mass of material as a result of chemical reactions within the substance, without the addition of heat from an external source. Oily rags and damp hay, for example, are subject to spontaneous combustion

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