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Definitions for: Combustible
[n] a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"
[adj] capable of igniting and burning
[adj] (of fuel) highly combustible; having a high proportion of fuel to air; "a rich gas mixture"
Webster (1913) Definition: Com*bus"ti*ble, a. [Cf. F. combustible.]
1. Capable of taking fire and burning; apt to catch fire;
inflammable.
Sin is to the soul like fire to combustible matter.
--South.
2. Easily kindled or excited; quick; fiery; irascible.
Arnold was a combustible character. --W. Irving.
Com*bus"ti*ble, n.
A substance that may be set on fire, or which is liable to
take fire and burn.
All such combustibles as are cheap enough for common
use go under the name of fuel. --Ure.
Synonyms: burnable, comburant, comburent, combustible material, combustive, flammable, fuel, ignescent, ignitable, ignitible, incendiary, inflammable, peaty, rich
Antonyms: incombustible, noncombustible
See Also: biomass, butane, charcoal, coal gas, coke, diesel fuel, diesel oil, firewood, fossil fuel, fuel oil, gas, gasohol, gasolene, gasoline, heating oil, igniter, ignitor, illuminant, kerosene, kerosine, lighter, matter, methanol, methyl alcohol, peat, petrol, propane, red fire, substance, water gas, wood alcohol, wood coal, wood spirit
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