incombustible en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From in- + combust + -ible.
Meanings
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Not capable of catching fire and burning; not flammable.
The ash represents the more incombustible mineral matter, usually of the nature of clay or slate.
1921, Charles Kenneth Leith, The Economic Aspect of Geology, page 124:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more incombustible | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most incombustible | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
flammable · combustible · inflammable
Deriveds
incombustibility · incombustibly · incombustibleness
Synonyms
uncombustible · noncombustible
Translations (18)
de feuersicher (not flammable) · es incombustible (not flammable) · ca incombustible (not flammable) · ga dodhóite (not flammable) · it incombustibile (not flammable) · kmr neşewit (not flammable) · kmr nesoj (not flammable) · fr incombustible (not flammable) · pt incombustível (not flammable) · cs nehořlavý (not flammable) · el άκαυστος (not flammable) · pl niepalny (not flammable) · kmr agirnegir (not flammable) · de unverbrennbar (not flammable) · bg негорим (not flammable) · sv obrännbar (not flammable) · cy anhylosg (not flammable) · de unbrennbar (not flammable)