An exothermic chemical reaction between a fuel and an oxidizing agent. Oxygen is a common oxidizer, but neither visible flame nor oxygen is required by every broader chemical use of the term.
The historical explanation that ordinary combustion and metallic calcination involve combination with oxygen, rather than release of phlogiston. It should not be extended into the false claim that every chemical acid contains oxygen.
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