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Nov 30, 2009
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ex•ter•nal-com•bus•tion



Pronunciation: (ik-stûr'nl-kum-bus'chun), [key]
adj.
noting or pertaining to an engine, as a steam engine, in which fuel ignition takes place outside the cylinder, turbine, or the like, in which heat energy is transformed into mechanical force.

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external auditory meatusexternal degree
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