inflammable

ɪnˈflæməbl̩

Definition

Definition of inflammable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

combustible

Rare

easily set on fire

Rare

The inflammable material caused the fire to spread quickly..

combustible

flammable

emotional

Dated

easily excited or angered

Dated

He was an inflammable character, quick to react at any provocation..

excitable

irritable

Noun

safety

Rare

material that catches fire easily

Rare

Store inflammable away from heat sources.

combustible

flammable

ignitable

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material that catches fire easily

Expressions with inflammable

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non-inflammable

adj.

not able to catch fire easily

This blanket is non-inflammable and safe for use.

Origin of inflammable

Latin, inflammare (to set on fire)

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firedamp

mining

inflammable gas in coal mines, mostly methane

Examples of inflammable in a sentence

The warehouse stored inflammable chemicals.
Her inflammable nature made her difficult to work with.
The debate turned heated due to his inflammable remarks.
Keep inflammable out of children's reach.
Inflammable should be handled with extreme care.

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French:inflammable, matière inflammable, ...
German:entzündbar, Entzündlicher Stoff, ...
Italian:infiammabile, materiale infiammabile, ...
Spanish:combustible, sustancia inflamable, ...
Portuguese:inflamável, material inflamável, ...
Chinese:易燃的, 易燃物, ...
Japanese:可燃性の, 可燃物, ...
Arabic:قابِل لِلاِشتِعال, مَادَّة قَابِلَة لِلاِشْتِعَال, ...
Hebrew:דָּלִיק, חוֹמֶר מִתְלַקֵּחַ, ...
Russian:воспламеняющийся, воспламеняющийся материал, ...
Ukrainian:легкозаймистий, легкозаймистий матеріал, ...
Hindi:ज्वलनशील, अग्न्याशील, ...
Bengali:দাহ্য, জ্বলনশীল পদার্থ, ...
Catalan:inflamable, material inflamable, ...
Czech:hořlavý, hořlavina, ...
Danish:brandbar, brandfarligt materiale, ...
Dutch:brandbaar, brandbare stof, ...
Greek:εύφλεκτος, εύφλεκτο υλικό, ...
Hungarian:éghető, gyúlékony anyag, ...
Khmer:ងាយឆេះ, វត្ថុងាយឆេះ, ...
Korean:인화성의, 인화성 물질, ...
Persian:قابل اشتعال, مواد آتش‌زا, ...
Polish:łatwopalny, materiał łatwopalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):inflamável, material inflamável, ...
Romanian:inflamabil, material inflamabil, ...
Swedish:lättantändlig, brandfarligt material, ...
Thai:ติดไฟง่าย, วัสดุไวไฟ, ...
Turkish:yanıcı, yanıcı madde, ...
Vietnamese:dễ cháy, vật liệu dễ cháy, ...

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Definition of inflammable - Reverso English Dictionary

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