adjective
not capable of igniting and burning
• Syn: ↑incombustible
• Ant: ↑combustible
• Similar to:
↑fireproof, ↑fire-retardant, ↑fire-resistant, ↑fire-resisting, ↑fire-resistive, ↑flameproof, ↑flame-retardant, ↑nonflammable
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I. \\| ̷ ̷+\ adjective : not combustible : incapable of catching fire and burning when subjected to fire
asbestos and carbon dioxide are noncombustible
— compare incombustible
II. noun
: a noncombustible substance
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—noncombustibility, n.
/non'keuhm bus"teuh beuhl/, adj.
1. not flammable.
n.
2. a noncombustible substance.
[1965-70; NON- + COMBUSTIBLE]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.