ign-, igni-, ignis- +

(Latin: fire, burn)


Ab igne ignem.
From fire, fire.

Also translated as, "As you sow, so shall you reap."

This suggests that anyone should expect to get only what he/she puts into a project or effort.

autoignition
Spontaneous ignition of some or all of the fuel-air mixture in the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine; also known as spontaneous combustion.
gelignite
An explosive mixture of nitroglycerin, guncotton, wood pulp, and potassium nitrate.
igneous
1. Of fire, fiery; typical of fire.
2. In geology, formed by solidification from a molten or partially molten state (used of rocks or relating to rocks so formed).
3. Relating to a rock that was formed by solidification from molten or partly molten material; one of the three principal classification of rocks along with metamorphic and sedimentary.
ignescent
Emitting sparks of fire.
ignible
Capable of ignition; ignitable.
ignic
Of or pertaining to fire.
ignicolist
A fire-worshipper.
igniextirpation
1. A surgical procedure in which one or more organs are removed by use of a cautery.
2. Cautery excision (a device used to destroy tissue by electricity, freezing, heat, or corrosive chemicals).
igniferous
Fire-bearing; producing fire.
ignific
Producing fire.
ignifluous
Flowing with fire.
ignify, ignifying
To set on fire, to cause to burn.
ignigenous
Produced by fire, or by the action of fire.
ignioperation
Any surgical procedure in which a cautery is used to perform all or part of the operation.

Cross references of word groups that are related, directly, indirectly, or partly to: "fire, burn, glow, or ashes": ars-, ard-; cand-, cend-; caust-, caut-; crema-; ciner-; ether-; flagr-; flam-; focus, foci-; fulg-; gehenna-; phleg-; phlog-; pyreto-, -pyrexia; pyr-; spod- (ashes; waste); volcan-.


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