comburant
French, noun/kɔ̃.by.ʁɑ̃/
comburant is a French masculine noun meaning “comburent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of comburer. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Corps oxydant, nécessaire à la combustion. Il est réduit par le combustible”.
What does comburant mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecomburent
verb
- 1
present participle of comburer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Corps oxydant, nécessaire à la combustion. Il est réduit par le combustible.
adjective: 1. Qui a les caractéristiques d’un comburant.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of comburant
- comburants plural
- comburante singular feminine
- comburantes plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce comburant?
- /kɔ̃.by.ʁɑ̃/
- \kɔ̃.by.ʁɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to comburant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is comburant in French?
comburant appears about once in every 11 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).