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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who, or that which, produces ignition; especially, a contrivance for igniting the powder in a torpedo or the like.

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  • noun Alternative spelling of igniter.

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  • noun a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
  • noun a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires

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ignite +‎ -or

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