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incombustible adjective [ ˌɪnkəmˈbʌstɪb(ə)l ]

• (especially of a building material or component) consisting or made of material that does not burn if exposed to fire.
• "an incombustible floor construction"
Similar: non-flammable, non-combustible, not inflammable, unburnable, fireproof, fire-resistant, fire-retardant, flameproof, flame-resistant, flame-retardant, heatproof, ovenproof, non-flam, asbestine,
Opposite: flammable, inflammable,
Origin: late 15th century: from medieval Latin incombustibilis, from in- ‘not’ + combustibilis (see combustible).


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