Incombustible

  • 81combustible — adjetivo 1 inflamable, ustible. ≠ incombustible. Inflamable añade a combustible la idea de arder o prender el fuego con gran facilidad. El alcohol es combustible e inflamable; del carbón se dice que es combustible, pero no inflamable. Ustible es… …

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  • 82refractario — refractario, ria adjetivo 1) rebelde, contrario, reacio*, opuesto. ≠ sumiso. Se aplican a personas. Ejemplo: se muestra refractario a aceptar la propuesta. 2) incombustible …

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  • 83asbestos — (n.) 1650s, earlier albeston, abestus (c.1100), name of a fabulous stone, which, set afire, could not be extinguished; from O.Fr. abeste, abestos, from L. asbestos quicklime (which burns when cold water is poured on it), from Gk. asbestos, lit.… …

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  • 84ash — ash, cinders, clinkers, embers mean the remains of combustible material after it has been destroyed by fire. Ash, especially as the plural ashes, implies perfect combustion and a powdery residue consisting only of incombustible and thoroughly… …

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  • 85fireproof — Literally, incombustible or proof against fire, but, in the ordinary legal sense, indestructible by an ordinary fire. Diebold Safe & Lock Co. v. Huston, 55 Kan 104, 39 P 1035. See incombustible …

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  • 86noncombustible — adjective not capable of igniting and burning • Syn: ↑incombustible • Ant: ↑combustible • Similar to: ↑fireproof, ↑fire retardant, ↑fire resistant, ↑ …

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  • 87Apyrous — Ap y*rous, a. [Gr. ?; a priv. + ? fire.] Incombustible; capable of sustaining a strong heat without alteration of form or properties. [1913 Webster] || …

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  • 88Asbestine — As*bes tine, a. Of or pertaining to asbestus, or partaking of its nature; incombustible; asbestic. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 89Asbestos — Asbestus As*bes tus, Asbestos As*bes tos (?; 277), n. [L. asbestos (NL. asbestus) a kind of mineral unaffected by fire, Gr. ? (prop. an adj.) inextinguishable; a priv. + ? to extinguish.] (Min.) A variety of amphibole or of pyroxene, occurring in …

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  • 90Asbestus — As*bes tus, Asbestos As*bes tos (?; 277), n. [L. asbestos (NL. asbestus) a kind of mineral unaffected by fire, Gr. ? (prop. an adj.) inextinguishable; a priv. + ? to extinguish.] (Min.) A variety of amphibole or of pyroxene, occurring in long and …

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