inflammable
adjective
capable of being set on fire; combustible; flammable.
uninflammable
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a word derived from
inflammable.
Example Sentences
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By an unusual combination of circumstances the bill fell into the hands of uninflammable men.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nitrogen by itself is an inert gas, colorless and uninflammable.
From Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 by Various
Guy looked at his note-book and marked how many apostrophes, the impulses to declaim which had seemed to scorch his imagination with bright ardors, had, alas, failed to kindle his uninflammable pencil.
From Plashers Mead A Novel by Compton MacKenzie
If it were Helen, it would be a very different thing, but Mittie was incapable of love, uninflammable as asbestos, and cold as marble.
From Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel by Caroline Lee Hentz
It is uninflammable, and does not support combustion or animal respiration.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 288, July 9, 1881 by Various
