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in·flam·ma·ble
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–noun
| 1. | capable of being set on fire; combustible; flammable. |
| 2. | easily aroused or excited, as to passion or anger; irascible: an inflammable disposition. |
| 3. | something inflammable. |
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in·flam·ma·bil·i·ty, in·flam·ma·ble·ness, noun
in·flam·ma·bly, adverb
—Synonyms 2. fiery, volatile, choleric.
—Usage note Inflammable and flammable both mean “combustible.” Inflammable is the older by about 200 years. Flammable now has certain technical uses, particularly as a warning on vehicles carrying combustible materials, because of a belief that some might interpret the intensive prefix in- of inflammable as a negative prefix and thus think the word means “noncombustible.” Inflammable is the word more usually used in nontechnical and figurative contexts: The speaker ignited the inflammable emotions of the crowd.
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| in·flam·ma·ble
Audio Help (ĭn-flām'ə-bəl) Pronunciation Key
adj.
[Middle English, liable to inflammation, from Medieval Latin īnflammābilis, from Latin īnflammāre, to inflame; see inflame.] in·flam'ma·bil'i·ty n., in·flam'ma·ble n., in·flam'ma·bly adv. |
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| inflammable | |
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| easily ignited [syn: flammable] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
inflammable [inˈflӕməbl] adjective
easily set on fire
Example: Paper is highly inflammable.
See also: inflammationExample: Paper is highly inflammable.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Inflammable
In*flam"ma*ble\, a. [CF. F. inflammable.]1. Capable of being easily set fire; easily enkindled; combustible; as, inflammable oils or spirits. 2. Excitable; irritable; irascible; easily provoked; as, an inflammable temper. Inflammable air, the old chemical name for hydrogen.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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