Combustible Definition

kəm-bŭstə-bəl
combustibles
adjective
That catches fire and burns easily; flammable.
Webster's New World
Capable of igniting and burning.
American Heritage
Easily aroused; excitable; fiery.
Webster's New World
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noun
combustibles
A flammable substance.
Webster's New World

A material that is capable of burning.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • combustible material

Other Word Forms of Combustible

Noun

Singular:
combustible
Plural:
combustibles

Origin of Combustible

  • From Middle French combustible

    From Wiktionary

Combustible Sentence Examples

  • The views of Becher on the composition of substances mark little essential advance on those of the two preceding centuries, and the three elements or principles of salt, mercury and sulphur reappear as the vitrifiable, the mercurial and the combustible earths.

  • The furnace has, in addition to the usual tuyeres near the bottom, a second set near the throat in order to effect a complete oxidation of all combustible matter.

  • Andre had claimed Kris was highly combustible.

  • Highly combustible, I get it.

  • Ashes are what remains of anything combustible after it has been burned.

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