ignitable
- adjective
- /ˈɪɡnɪtəbl/
- Specialized
:
ignitable
- Further investigations indicated that the ignitable liquids were poured into these glass pots that were subsequently lit.
- ignitable liquid
Examples
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The fire marshal warned that the crates contained ignitable items that needed to be handled with care.
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The forensic discipline of ignitable liquid and fire debris analysis is rapidly changing.
Academic text (2007) -
An ignitable woman.
Fiction book (2001) -
"And ignitable.
Fiction book (2001) -
Ignitable.
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Modifications to traditional ignitable liquid extraction methods and research into new applications of existing extraction techniques continue to improve the quality of arson analysis.
Academic text (2007) -
And ignitable, Nathan.
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The warehouse stored a variety of ignitable materials that posed a significant fire risk.
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Please keep that ignitable substance away from any open flames.
Synonyms
41
2.8
Able to catch fire and burn quickly
18
5.1
Easily catches fire and burns
3
4.3
Easily catches fire and burns quickly
2
5.2
Easily set on fire and burns quickly
1
2.3
Able to catch fire and be destroyed by fire
1
8.2
Able to make something start burning or burn more easily
Able to catch fire and burn
Easily catches fire and burns very quickly
Antonyms
How Flammable
41
2.8
- Specialized
18
5.1
- Specialized
3
4.1
1
4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ignitable comes from the Latin root ignis meaning 'fire' and the ending -able meaning 'can be'. Think of ignite, 'to light a fire'; so ignitable describes something that 'can catch fire' or burns easily.