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in⋅flam⋅ma⋅ble
[in-flam-uh-buh
l] 
–adjective
| 1. | capable of being set on fire; combustible; flammable. |
| 2. | easily aroused or excited, as to passion or anger; irascible: an inflammable disposition. |
–noun
| 3. | something inflammable. |
Related forms:
in⋅flam⋅ma⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, in⋅flam⋅ma⋅ble⋅ness, noun
in⋅flam⋅ma⋅bly, adverb
Synonyms:
2. fiery, volatile, choleric.
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.
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 (ĭn-flām'ə-bəl) 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
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.
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Language Translation for : inflammable
Spanish:
inflamable,
German:
entzündbar,
Japanese:
燃えやすい
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