Internal-combustion
[in-tur-nl-kuh m-buhs-chuh n] /ɪnˈtɜr nl kəmˈbʌs tʃən/
adjective
1.
of or relating to an internal-combustion engine.
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internal conjugate n. See conjugate.
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