noncombustible
Americanadjective
noun
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Etymology
Origin of noncombustible
First recorded in 1965–70; non- + combustible
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PMI generated 41% of its sales from noncombustible products in 2025, which makes it the market leader in smokefree products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
“Going forward, I’d like to see every single house in this neighborhood built with noncombustible material.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
So houses are mostly Mediterranean, wrapped with stucco or fiber cement — noncombustible materials — with a few splashes of stone and brick thrown in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2025
Those include cleaning gutters, storing firewood far from the house, and using noncombustible fencing.
From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2025
All sinks, latrines, ditches, and holes are filled and the earth stamped down; all combustibles that have no value should be burned and noncombustible matter either buried or piled so it can be carted away.
From The Plattsburg Manual A Handbook for Military Training by Olin Oglesby Ellis
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