incombustible
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
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.
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 incombustibilis.
Adjective
incombustible m or f (masculine and feminine plural incombustibles)
Further reading
- “incombustible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “incombustible”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “incombustible” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “incombustible” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Spanish
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin incombustibĭle.
Adjective
incombustible m or f (masculine and feminine plural incombustibles)
Antonyms
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