combustible
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5.1
- adjective
- /kəmˈbʌstɪbəl/
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inflamable
- The workers were instructed to store all combustible materials in a safe place away from the heat.
- combustible gas
- combustible household waste
- combustible material
Examples
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Move your combustible material away from the window.
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That canister contains an extremely combustible substance called antimatter.
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It's combustible, but we need some source of fire.
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This is a highly combustible synthesis.
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Now, class, we continue our experiments with combustible liquids.
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Small businesses and factories burn practically anything that may be combustible, including tires, waste oils, and refuse.
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Gas is combustible.
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Biomass gasification involves converting organic fuels to create a relatively clean combustible gas.
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Hazardous waste incinerators (HWIs) are designed to destroy combustible hazardous constituents.
Academic text (2001) -
Polyvinyl chloride tracheal tubes are highly combustible when used in an oxidizing atmosphere.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
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2.8
Able to catch fire and burn quickly
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4.3
Easily catches fire and burns quickly
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5.2
Easily set on fire and burns quickly
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2.3
Able to catch fire and be destroyed by fire
Able to catch fire and burn easily
Able to catch fire and burn
Easily catches fire and burns very quickly
Antonyms
Compounds
How Combustible
Surface Forms
Morphology
combustible = combust + ible
Built from a Latin combining form 'combust-' plus the suffix '-ible'; the base form is not a productive or familiar English word for B1 learners, so the relation is not reliably guessable.
Etymology
Combustible The word combustible comes from Latin parts com- ('together') and burere ('to burn') and is related to combustion, the act of burning. So combustible describes something that can catch fire and burn easily.