Com-bŭs'tion, n.

(kom-bŭst'yun), n. [Fr. combustion, Lat. combustio. See supra.]

1. The operation of fire on inflammable substances; burning. “Pyral combustion.” Browne.
2. Violent agitation; confusion; tumult. [Obs.]

There [were] great combustions and divisions among the heads of the university. Mede. But say from whence this new combustion springs. Dryden.