1
No animal could live in an atmosphere which could not support combustion.
2
You see it is not combustible, nor does it support combustion.
3
It is uninflammable, and does not support combustion or animal respiration.
4
Fresh air is necessary to support combustion as well as life.
5
The air was so rarefied that there was scarcely oxygen enough in it to support combustion.
6
Yes; because enough air, or oxygen must go through the mesh to support combustion of the flame itself.
7
It does not support combustion; and it does not burn readily unless mixed with oxygen, when it burns with a pale yellowish-green flame.
8
"Oh, yes; I know, there must be oxygen to support combustion, so that the carbon is merely heated up?"
9
"Do you mean a lamp that will not explode the gas, although it has enough oxygen to ' support combustion,' as you say?"