From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
1. a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire.
Syn: ignitor, lighter. [WordNet 1.5]
2. a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires.
Syn: lighter, light, ignitor. [WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ignitor \Ig*nit"or\, noun One who, or that which, produces ignition; especially, a contrivance for igniting the powder in a torpedo or the like. [Written also {igniter}.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire [syn: {ignitor}, {lighter}]
2: a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?" [syn: {lighter}, {light}, {ignitor}]
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