"wick effect" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wick effects [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wick effect (plural wick effects)
  1. The phenomenon of the partial or total destruction of a human body by fire, when the clothing of the victim soaks up melted body fat and acts like the wick of a candle.
    Sense id: en-wick_effect-en-noun-25CGSOkq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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