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combustible

[ kuhm-buhs-tuh-buhl ]
/ kəmˈbʌs tə bəl /
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adjective
capable of catching fire and burning; inflammable; flammable: Gasoline vapor is highly combustible.
easily excited: a high-strung, combustible nature.
noun
a combustible substance: Trucks carrying combustibles will not be allowed to use this tunnel.
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Origin of combustible

From the Late Latin word combūstibilis, dating back to 1520–30. See combust, -ible

OTHER WORDS FROM combustible

com·bus·ti·bil·i·ty, com·bus·ti·ble·ness, nouncom·bus·ti·bly, adverbun·com·bus·ti·ble, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for combustible

combustible
/ (kəmˈbʌstəbəl) /

adjective
capable of igniting and burning
easily annoyed; excitable
noun
a combustible substance

Derived forms of combustible

combustibility or combustibleness, nouncombustibly, adverb
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