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[flam-uh-buhl]

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adjective

easily set on fire; combustible; inflammable.

Origin:
1805–15; < Latin flammā(re) to set on fire + -ble

Related forms

flam·ma·bil·i·ty, noun

Usage note
See inflammable.

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Example Sentences

Investigators said the fire, which quickly spread, appeared to have been started on the fifth floor with a flammable liquid.

Language and writing are already rife with comparatively harmless word confusions: flammable vs inflammable, regardless vs.

Flaming hurricanes and flammable rain are scientifically impossible, according to myth-busting scientists.

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Investigators said the fire, which quickly spread, appeared to have been started on the fifth floor with a flammable liquid.

Language and writing are already rife with comparatively harmless word confusions: flammable vs inflammable, regardless vs.

Flaming hurricanes and flammable rain are scientifically impossible, according to myth-busting scientists.

Then squirt in small amounts of fuel and air to create a flammable mixture and light it off with a spark.

Though innovative, celluloid had its problems-namely its highly flammable nature.

In a fire-wise garden, use gravel or decomposed granite-not flammable bark mulch-to cover the bare ground around plants.

In this case, the chief culprit is probably cyclomethicone, a highly volatile and flammable silicon oil.

Hydrogen sulfide is flammable and potentially lethal.

The odd name harkens back centuries to when the area was home to highly flammable hay barns.

Many people living near fracking sites have complained of bubbly or flammable water.

Not every silicon lube contains flammable materials.

In some cases, because the system was not sized correctly, the contractor put a sealant in place that itself was highly flammable.

By drilling holes in the mountain of trash, landfill operators can literally mine garbage for the flammable gas.

And hydrogen at the right concentration in an atmosphere is either flammable or explosive".

Tasers can become dangerous if they are used on subjects who have previously been doused with flammable pepper spray.

Most heating-system breakdowns are neither dangerous nor serious, even in furnaces that burn highly flammable natural gas.

When flammable powders are dispersed in the air, they can explode.

Officials said they believe that someone poured a flammable liquid on her and burned her alive.

Make sure the area is dry and well ventilated and that there's nothing flammable in the vicinity.

Chlorine is flammable and can burn the skin and lungs.

Perhaps harping on the weaknesses of the lithium-ion battery is akin to complaining because gasoline is flammable.

Propane was ruled out on the basis of its being flammable.

It shows a minute-by-minute reconstruction of flammable liquids overwhelming the plant's safety devices and eventually blowing up.

Several types are available, some highly flammable and some not flammable at all.

Matches and containers of flammable material were near the body.

Both were chilled to hundreds of degrees below zero, and highly flammable.

Some are flammable and others are aggressive solvents that might attack the plastic inner cabinet.

Lighter fluid is a flammable liquid found in cigarette lighters and other types of lighters.

At this time, circuses were using a highly flammable material to waterproof their tents.

Footage of flammable faucets and pools of contaminated water have alarmed many.

The band's road manager lighted a pyrotechnic device that ignited flammable foam the club used as soundproofing.

The company that drilled the wells denies responsibility for the flammable river.

Benzene is a flammable liquid used as a solvent and in making plastics, insecticides, detergents and paints.

Modern warships are crammed with flammable equipment but carry little armor.

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World English Dictionary

flammable (ˈflæməb^əl)

—*adj*
	liable to catch fire; readily combustible; inflammable

usage Flammable and inflammable are interchangeable when used of the properties of materials. Flammable is, however, often preferred for warning labels as there is less likelihood of misunderstanding (inflammable being sometimes taken to mean not flammable). Inflammable is preferred in figurative contexts: this could prove to be an inflammable situation

flamma'bility

—n

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Word Origin & History

flammable

1813, from L. flammare "to set on fire" + -able.

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