cracking tower. match &c. (fuel) 388; incendiary; petroleuse[Fr];
[biological effects resembling the effects of heat][substances causing
a burning sensation and damage on skin or tissue] cauterizer[obs3];
caustic, lunar caustic, alkali, apozem[obs3], moxa[obs3]; acid, aqua
fortis[Lat], aqua regia; catheretic[obs3], nitric acid,
nitrochloro-hydric acid[ISA:CHEMSUB], nitromuriatic
acid[ISA:CHEMSUBPREFIX]; radioactivity, gamma rays, alpha particles,
beta rays, X-rays, radiation, cosmic radiation, background radiation,
radioactive isotopes, tritium, uranium, plutonium, radon, radium.
sunstroke, coup de soleil[Fr]; insolation. [artifacts requiring heat in
their manufacture] pottery, ceramics, crockery, porcelain, china;
earthenware, stoneware; pot, mug, terra cotta[Sp], brick, clinker.
[products of combustion] cinder, ash, scoriae, embers, soot; slag.
[products of heating organic materials] coke, carbon, charcoal; wood
alcohol, turpentine, tea tree oil; gasoline, kerosene,
naptha[ISA:CHEMSUB], fuel oil (fuel) 388; wax, paraffin; residue, tar.
inflammability, combustibility. [Transmission of heat]
diathermancy[obs3], transcalency[obs3], conduction; convection;
radiation, radiant heat; heat conductivity, conductivity. [effects of
heat 2.] thermal expansion; coefficient of expansion. V. heat, warm,
chafe, stive[obs3], foment; make hot &c. 382; sun oneself, sunbathe. go
up in flames, burn to the ground (flame) 382. fire; set fire to, set on
fire; kindle, enkindle, light, ignite, strike a light; apply the match
to, apply the torch to; rekindle, relume[obs3]; fan the flame, add fuel
to the flame; poke the fire, stir the fire, blow the fire; make a
bonfire of. melt, thaw, fuse; liquefy &c. 335. burn, inflame, roast,
toast, fry, grill, singe, parch, bake, torrefy[obs3], scorch; brand,
cauterize, sear, burn in; corrode, char, calcine, incinerate; smelt,
scorify[obs3]; reduce to ashes; burn to a cinder; commit to the flames,
consign to the flames. boil, digest, stew, cook, seethe, scald,
parboil, simmer; do to rags. take fire, catch fire; blaze &c. (flame)