unburnable
4.7
Not able to burn or be set on fire
- adjective
- /ʌnˈbɜrnəbl/
:
incombustible
Examples
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Unburnable mushrooms are others.
Blog text (19) -
"He showed them how to prep the firebed, removing all unburnable 'clinkers,' he called them; how to separate the 'coke' from the 'green' coal.
Fiction book (2001) -
The firefighters used materials that were unburnable to build a safer structure in the area prone to wildfires.
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This unburnable insulation helps to keep the building safe in case of a fire.
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These bricks are unburnable, making them ideal for constructing the furnace.
Synonyms
fireproof
vsunburnable
5
4.0
Made so it does not burn in a fire
refers to inability or unsuitability to be burned rather than resistance
noncombustible
vsunburnable
1
5.3
Does not catch fire or burn
focuses on being unsuitable or unable to be burned
nonflammable
vsunburnable
1
4.1
Does not catch fire or burn easily
means unsuitable to be burned rather than just low flammability
incombustible
vsunburnable
8.2
Not able to catch fire or burn
describes unsuitability for burning rather than damage resistance
How Burnable
Surface Forms
unburnable positive
Morphology
Etymology
The word unburnable is made of un- 'not', burn 'to be on fire', and -able 'can'. So it literally means 'not able to burn', which is why we use it for materials that will not catch fire.