inflammable

inflammable Definition

in·flam·mable (in flam′ə bəl)

adjective

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

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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