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Webster 1913 Edition
Incombustible
Inˊcom-bus′ti-ble
,Adj.
[Pref.
in-
not + combustible
: cf. F. incombustible
.] Not combustible; not capable of being burned, decomposed, or consumed by fire; uninflammable;
– as, asbestus is an
incombustible
substance; carbon dioxide is an incombustible
gas.Inˊcom-bus′ti-ble-ness
, Noun.
Inˊcom-bus′ti-bly
, adv.
Webster 1828 Edition
Incombustible
INCOMBUST'IBLE
,Adj.
Definition 2024
incombustible
incombustible
English
Adjective
incombustible (comparative more incombustible, superlative most incombustible)
- 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.
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Antonyms
- (not flammable): combustible, flammable (US), inflammable (UK)
Translations
not flammable
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Noun
incombustible (plural incombustibles)
- Any substance that is not flammable.
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin incombustibile.
Adjective
incombustible m, f (masculine and feminine plural incombustibles)
Antonyms
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin incombustibĭle.
Adjective
incombustible m, f (plural incombustibles)