Inflammableness

Inflammableness
Inflammableness In*flam"ma*ble*ness, n. The quality or state of being inflammable; inflammability. --Boyle. [1913 Webster]

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  • inflammableness — inflammable ► ADJECTIVE ▪ easily set on fire. ► NOUN ▪ a substance which is easily set on fire. DERIVATIVES inflammability noun inflammableness noun inflammably adverb. USAGE The words inflammable and …   English terms dictionary

  • inflammableness — noun see inflammable …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • inflammableness — n. See inflammability …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • inflammableness — in·flam·ma·ble·ness …   English syllables

  • inflammableness — noun see inflammable I * * * inflammˈableness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑inflammable …   Useful english dictionary

  • inflammable — adjective Etymology: French, from Medieval Latin inflammabilis, from Latin inflammare Date: 1605 1. flammable 2. easily inflamed, excited, or angered ; irascible • inflammability noun • inflammable noun • inflammableness …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • inflammable — inflammability, inflammableness, n. inflammably, adv. /in flam euh beuhl/, adj. 1. capable of being set on fire; combustible; flammable. 2. easily aroused or excited, as to passion or anger; irascible: an inflammable disposition. n. 3. something… …   Universalium

  • inflammable — adjective easily set on fire. noun a substance which is easily set on fire. Derivatives inflammability noun inflammableness noun inflammably adverb Usage The words inflammable and flammable both mean ‘easily set on fire’. Inflammable is …   English new terms dictionary

  • combustibility — n. Combustibleness, inflammability, inflammableness …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • inflammability — n. Inflammableness, combustibility, combustibleness …   New dictionary of synonyms

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