combustibility
Americannoun
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the quality, or degree of being combustible; inflammability; flammability.
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the tendency to become easily excited or aroused emotionally.
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"We usually associate fire activity with increasing heat -- drier conditions, enhanced combustibility, and so on," Allen said.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2024
The result is an environment of persistent combustibility in a nation with more than 200 million people who belong to religious minorities — many feeling alienated, humiliated or directionless.
From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
Both of the fires have been driven by the heat and drought, which together have dried the state’s landscape to the point of extreme combustibility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2021
The lead architect had never heard the phrase limited combustibility - the standard recommended for insulation on high-rise buildings.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2020
Try the combustibility of As, Sb, and Cu.
From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Rufus Phillips Williams
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