Meaning

1 senses

  1. Any inflammable substance.

Examples

4 sentences

  1. The bus carries a lot of inflammable materials.

    ruАвтобус везёт много огнеопасных материалов. — Biga

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  2. The English words "inflammable" and "flammable" mean the same thing.

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  3. Firemen don't wear inflammable outfits.

    deFeuerwehrleute tragen keine leichtentzündliche Kleidung. — Zaghawa

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  4. Be careful. It's very inflammable.

    deSei vorsichtig! Das ist hochentzündlich! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Origin

From Middle French inflammable, from Medieval Latin īnflammābilis, from Latin īnflammāre (

From Middle French inflammable, from Medieval Latin īnflammābilis, from Latin īnflammāre (“to set on fire”), from in (“in, on”) + flamma (“flame”). By surface analysis, inflame + -able, literally “able to be inflamed”.

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Forms

plural: inflammables

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
infirminfirmaryinfirmityinflameinflammationB2inflammatoryB2inflatable
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