incombustible

English

WOTD – 23 August 2006

Etymology

From in- +‎ combust +‎ -ible.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

incombustible (comparative more incombustible, superlative most incombustible)

  1. Not capable of catching fire and burning; not flammable.
    • 1921, Charles Kenneth Leith, The Economic Aspect of Geology‎, page 124:
      The ash represents the more incombustible mineral matter, usually of the nature of clay or slate.

Antonyms

Translations

Noun

incombustible (plural incombustibles)

  1. Any substance that is not flammable.

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin incombustibile.

Adjective

incombustible (masculine and feminine plural incombustibles)

  1. Not capable of catching fire and burning; not flammable.

Antonyms

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin incombustibĭle.

Adjective

incombustible (plural incombustibles)

  1. Not capable of catching fire and burning; not flammable.

Antonyms

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