inflammable

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Robert Boyle had before 1671 dissolved iron in dilute hydrochloric acid and prepared what he described as the inflammable solution of Mars [Iron].

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  1. adjective Easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; flammable. See Usage Note at flammable.
  2. adjective Quickly or easily aroused to strong emotion; excitable.

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  • Of this inflammable organic waste produced by industries like pesticide, pharmaceutical and refinery has to be incinerated. —  Down To Earth
  • Toluene is a highly inflammable, very volatile petroleum substance that has many military uses such as a component part of high-test fuels and others the nature of which is restricted military information. —  LAFD News & Information
  • Robert Boyle had before 1671 dissolved iron in dilute hydrochloric acid and prepared what he described as the inflammable solution of Mars [Iron]. —  Featured Articles - Encyclopedia of Earth
  • The meaning of inflammable is identical to that of flammable. —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
  • Up until about 30 years ago flammable substances were often described as inflammable (as in the word 'inflame') but this was dangerous as sometimes people thought that inflammable meant —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
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  1. Middle English, liable to inflammation, from Medieval Latin īnflammābilis, from Latin īnflammāre, to inflame; see inflame.

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  1. = French inflammable = Spanish inflamable = Portuguese inflammavel = Italian infiammabile, from Latin as if *inflammabilis, from inflammare, set on fire: see inflame.
 

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/ɪnˈflæməbl/
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