unburnable
1
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
10
4.0
Made so it does not burn in a fire
refers to inability or unsuitability to be burned rather than resistance
nonflammable
vsunburnable
1
4.1
Does not catch fire or burn easily
means unsuitable to be burned rather than just low flammability
noncombustible
vsunburnable
1
5.3
Does not catch fire or burn
focuses on being unsuitable or unable to be burned
incombustible
vsunburnable
1
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.