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inflammable Definition

in·flam·mable (in flamə bəl)

adjective

  1. flammable
  2. easily roused, provoked, or excited

Etymology: Fr < ML inflammabilis < L inflammare: see inflame

noun

anything flammable

inflammable Related Forms
in·flam′·mabil·ity noun or in·flam·mable·ness in·flam·mably adverb
inflammable Synonyms

inflammable

modif.

flammable, combustible, ignitable, burnable, liable to burn, risky, hazardous, dangerous, unsafe, explosive, volatile; see also excitable.

Antonyms safe*, fireproof*, nonflammable.

inflammable Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • liquid: The Squadron also conducted trials with drop tanks filled with what, at the time, was called an ' inflammable liquid ' .
  • gas: The gasbags were inflated with hydrogen, a highly inflammable gas that was highly purified to minimize the risk of fire.
  • substance: No highly inflammable substances are brought into the hall.
  • material: The " carriers " , dressed in fancy costume, balance on their head the end of a barrel filled with inflammable material.
  • air: A very powerful blower of inflammable air was got in sinking this pit, at the depth of 65 fathoms.
  • matter: The alkali was apparently dry in this experiment; and it seemed probable that the inflammable matter arose form its decomposition.

Modifying Another Word

  • highly: March 7, 2006 A delivery van packed with highly inflammable gas cylinders crashes in an East Herts village.
  • very: It is slightly lighter than air, and when mixed with air is very inflammable.
  • extremely: It is an anesthetic, and is extremely inflammable.
  • not: The bag is unlikely to burn if it remains in the chimney and the handgrip is not inflammable.

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