I. The hottest and lightest kind of those that are counted Elements,* is called FIRE: Burn, Scald, Singe, Kindle, Tind, Light.

The several Notions referring to the Parts or Kinds of it, are distin∣guishable by their Magnitude, Place, Duration, Shape, &c.

The General parts or kinds of Fire, are ‖ either greater, which seem to be enkindled Air; or less, being a small separated portion of Fire.

• FLAME, Blaze, Coruscation, Flash, Leam, Light fire.
• SPARK, Strike fire.

• Lastingness, continuing for some time in the same place; and then ‖ va∣nishing, or falling.
  • COMET, Standing, Blazing starr.
  • FALLING STARR.
• Suddenness; being ‖ either the Shining and flash of inflamed Exha∣lations, or the Sound made by such Inflammations,
  • LIGHTNING, Flash, Coruscation.
  • THUNDER, Fulminate.

• More high in the Air;
  • Of Coherent parts, in the shape of ‖ a standing perpendicular Co∣lumn, or of a Dart in motion.
    • BEAM, Trabs.
    • DART, Iaculum.
  • Of Disjoyned parts, of a shape ‖ bigger, or lesser.
    • CAPRA SALTANS.
    • SCINTILLAE VOLANTES.
• More low in the Air, loose, wandring; ‖ as that which appears often to Mariners at Sea: and if single, it is called St. Hermo, Helena, and is thought to portend Storms; if double, 'tis styled Castor and Pollux, signifying good weather: Or that which adheres to, and encompasses several Animals, without hurting them, being probably an Inflammation of their Effluvia.
  • IGNIS FATUUS, Will with a Wisp, Iack with a Lanthorn.
  • IGNIS LAMBENS.
• Within the Earth;
  • DAMP.

• Hot
• Warm

Combustable substances …

• 1.glucose
• 2.fat
• 3.amino acids