combustible

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  1. adjective Capable of igniting and burning.
  2. adjective Easily aroused or excited.
  3. noun A substance that ignites and burns readily.

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  • The firemen fought against great odds, as the combustible stock of the paint store, in the rear of which the fire started, blazed fiercely in spite of the torrents of water that were poured upon it. —  LAFD News & Information
  • Yes, turning 45 in June raised a whole bunch of combustible issues where infertility is concerned. —  Coming2Terms
  • Make sure the home address is clearly visible at the street or road on an non-combustible sign so firefighters can quickly find the home in an emergency.
  • But these mixtures are not very combustible or explosive because in that altered (tickled) region now it is very difficult to form the OH bond. —  ZPEnergy.com
  • The new building rules stipulate that houses in the most extreme zone must have a concrete slab and be built from non-combustible material such as brick veneer or concrete.
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  1. from French combustible = Spanish combustible = Portuguese combustivel = Italian combustibile, from Latin combustus, past participle of comburere, burn up: see combust, adjective
 

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