incombustible

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: in=com=bus=ti=ble

CIDE DICTIONARY

incombustible, a. [Pref. in- not + combustible: cf. F. incombustible.].

 Not combustible; not capable of being burned, decomposed, or consumed by fire; uninflammable; as, asbestus is an incombustible substance; carbon dioxide is an incombustible gas.  [1913 Webster]

Incombustible cloth, a tissue of amianthus or asbestus; also, a fabric imbued with an incombustible substance.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

incombustible, adj. that cannot be burnt or consumed by fire.

Derivative

incombustibility n.

Etymology

ME f. med.L incombustibilis (as IN-(1), COMBUSTIBLE)

ROGET THESAURUS

incombustible

Insulation

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