Ash - Products of Fire, Incineration or Combustion

Products of Fire, Incineration or Combustion

The solid remains of fires, such as:

  • Ash (analytical chemistry), the compounds that remain after a scientific sample is burned; commonly reported as a percentage on pet food labels
  • Bottom ash, products of coal combustion
  • Cigar ash, the ash produced when a cigar is smoked
  • Fly ash, product of coal combustion
  • Incinerator bottom ash, a form of ash produced in incinerators
  • Vibhuti, the ash of cow dung and several other substances, used in Hindu rituals
  • Wood ash, products of wood combustion
  • Ashes or remains, dried bone fragments left from cremation

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