flammable Definition
flam·mable (flam′ə bəl)
flammable Related Forms
flam′·mabil′·ity noun
flammable Synonyms
flammable Usage Examples
Used with adjective complement
refrigerate: Deeply refrigerated flammable, non-flammable, and poisonous gases such as butane, oxygen, propane, and aqualung cylinders.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
keep: Keep anything flammable at a safe distance from fireworks.
Modifies a noun
- liquid: These include: The quantity of flammable liquids should be kept to a minimum.
- vapor: Electric motors for fans should not be situated in the path of flammable vapors.
- solvent: Highly flammable solvents near the equipment must be minimized.
- substance: SAFETY Some artists ' materials contain toxic or flammable substances.
- gas: An explosion can be caused by the ignition of flammable gases by a spark from an electric contact.
- mist: The above Zonal Classifications deal only with risks due to to flammable gases and vapors and, by implication, flammable mists.
Modifying Another Word
- highly: The tunnel would then be packed with highly flammable brush wood.
- extremely: Substances with a flash point 21 °C are termed ' extremely flammable ' .
- very: Much of R was built of very flammable material.
- not: The matrix itself is not flammable, giving you a much more stable storage system than a high-pressure cylinder.
- potentially: Assess the storage setting for your two-cycle equipment to eliminate wood, grass clippings or any other potentially flammable materials.
- particularly: Common Sense Modern car interiors are largely composed of polymers, plastics and other synthetic materials - all of which are particularly flammable.
Preposition: in
air: It is flammable in air and explosive in oxygen.
Browse dictionary entries near flammable
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- ‹ flamethrower
- ‹ flameproof
- ‹ flameout
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- ‹ flamen
- ‹ Flame War
- ‹ flame tree
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