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incombustible

[in-kuh m-buhs-tuh-buh l]
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adjective
  1. not combustible; incapable of being burned; fireproof.
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noun
  1. an incombustible substance.
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Origin of incombustible

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word incombustibilis. See in-3, combustible
Related formsin·com·bus·ti·bil·i·ty, in·com·bus·ti·ble·ness, nounin·com·bus·ti·bly, adverb
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Examples from the Web for incombustible

Historical Examples

  • Carbon dioxide is incombustible, since it is, like water, a product of combustion.

    An Elementary Study of Chemistry

    William McPherson

  • It is a transparent gas, which is incombustible and extinguishes flame.

  • I think I may say I am old and incombustible enough to be trusted.

    The Guardian Angel

    Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

  • The fuse wire is usually enclosed in an incombustible holder.

    Physics

    Willis Eugene Tower

  • It was burned in incombustible flax, with the orange-tree on which it used to perch.

    Voltaire's Romances

    Franois-Marie Arouet

British Dictionary definitions for incombustible

incombustible

adjective
  1. not capable of being burnt; fireproof
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noun
  1. an incombustible object or material
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Derived Formsincombustibility or incombustibleness, nounincombustibly, adverb
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Word Origin and History for incombustible

adj.

late 15c., from Old French incombustible (14c.) or directly from Medieval Latin incombustibilis; see in- (1) + combustible.

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