combustible

Plural: combustibles

Noun

• a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power
• A material that is capable of burning.
• A cigarette or a similar product intended for smoking, as opposed to an electronic cigarette.

Adjective

• capable of igniting and burning

Adj

• Capable of burning.
• Easily kindled or excited; quick; fiery; irascible.

Examples

• Dumping fertilizer on top of whatever mysterious goop was in the storage tank created a combustible mix which caught fire.

Synonyms

combustible material, ;, flammable, inflammable[contranym]]ic senses>

Antonyms

noncombustible, ;, fireproof, incombustible, inflammable[contranym]]ic senses>, nonflammable, noninflammable, refractory, unflammable

Related Words

combust, combustibility, combustion

Anagrams of combustible