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There are, in fact, very few organic zinc compounds; only the first members of the series, which correspond to the simplest organic radicals, can be prepared without too much difficulty, but they have the disadvantage of being spontaneously inflammable in air and are consequently very dangerous to handle.
Victor Grignard

Meaning of "inflammable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INFLAMMABLE

inflammable  [ɪnˈflæməbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INFLAMMABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Inflammable can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INFLAMMABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

inflammable

Flammability

Flammability is how easily something will burn or ignite, causing fire or combustion. The degree of difficulty required to cause the combustion of a substance is quantified through fire testing. Internationally, a variety of test protocols exist to quantify flammability. The ratings achieved are used in building codes, insurance requirements, fire codes and other regulations governing the use of building materials as well as the storage and handling of highly flammable substances inside and outside of structures and in surface and air transportation. For instance, changing an occupancy by altering the flammability of the contents requires the owner of a building to apply for a building permit to make sure that the overall fire protection design basis of the facility can take the change into account.

Definition of inflammable in the English dictionary

The first definition of inflammable in the dictionary is liable to catch fire; flammable. Other definition of inflammable is readily aroused to anger or passion. Inflammable is also something that is liable to catch fire.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INFLAMMABLE


assumable
əˈsjuːməbəl
consumable
kənˈsjuːməbəl
crammable
ˈkræməbəl
diagrammable
ˈdaɪəˌɡræməbəl
dimmable
ˈdɪməbəl
flammable
ˈflæməbəl
inestimable
ɪnˈɛstɪməbəl
inflamable
ɪnˈflæməbəl
irredeemable
ˌɪrɪˈdiːməbəl
jammable
ˈdʒæməbəl
nonflammable
ˌnɒnˈflæməbəl
noninflammable
ˌnɒnɪnˈflæməbəl
performable
pəˈfɔːməbəl
programable
prəʊˈɡræməbəl
programmable
prəʊˈɡræməbəl
redeemable
rɪˈdiːməbəl
reprogrammable
riːˈprəʊɡræməbəl
unfathomable
ʌnˈfæðəməbəl
uninflammable
ˌʌnɪnˈflæməbəl
unprogrammable
ˌʌnprəʊˈɡræməbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INFLAMMABLE

inflamable
inflame
inflamed
inflamer
inflamingly
inflammability
inflammableness
inflammably
inflammation
inflammatorily
inflammatory
inflatable
inflate
inflated
inflatedly
inflatedness
inflater
inflatingly
inflation
inflation rate

WORDS THAT END LIKE INFLAMMABLE

able
blamable
claimable
confirmable
conformable
estimable
farmable
foamable
formable
framable
presumable
reclaimable
resumable
sublimable
summable
swimmable
tamable
thermoformable
transformable
unnamable
untamable

Synonyms and antonyms of inflammable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INFLAMMABLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «inflammable» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of inflammable

Translation of «inflammable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INFLAMMABLE

Find out the translation of inflammable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of inflammable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «inflammable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

易燃的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inflamable
570 millions of speakers

English

inflammable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ज्वलनशील
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اشتعال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

воспламеняется
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inflamável
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দাহ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inflammable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mudah terbakar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

feuergefährlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

可燃性の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가연성의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Inflammable
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dể phẩn nộ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எளிதில் எரியக்கூடிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ज्वलनशील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yanıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

infiammabile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

łatwopalne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

запалюється
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inflamabil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εύφλεκτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontvlambare
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lättantändlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brennbar
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inflammable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INFLAMMABLE»

The term «inflammable» is regularly used and occupies the 81.566 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INFLAMMABLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about inflammable

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QUOTES WITH «INFLAMMABLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word inflammable.
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Victor Grignard
There are, in fact, very few organic zinc compounds; only the first members of the series, which correspond to the simplest organic radicals, can be prepared without too much difficulty, but they have the disadvantage of being spontaneously inflammable in air and are consequently very dangerous to handle.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INFLAMMABLE»

Discover the use of inflammable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inflammable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Nothing Is Inflammable
Simon Logan. Clarity showering her, rolling a bar of orange soap across her to remove the smell. Caresses that are somewhat maternal. Neither seem bothered by my presence. He is helping her into a black leather dress but she insists on ...
Simon Logan, 2006
2
Realism and Explanatory Priority
The phlogiston theory identified phlogiston with 'inflammable air' because inflammable air was expelled from a metal placed in acid but not from a calx placed in an acid. But, of course, by our lights the reason why inflammable air was expelled ...
J. Wright, 1997
3
Meteorology
Of combustible bodies some are inflammable and some are not, and some of the former are reduced to coals. Those are called 'inflammable' which produce flame and those which do not are called 'non-inflammable'. Those fumigable bodies ...
Aristotle, 2004
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
(g) Cargo compartments located "Tween decks" and having a boundary bulkhead which also forms a boundary to a boiler room, engine room, coal bunker, galley or a boiler room uptake casing may be utilized for the stowage of Inflammable ...
‎1973
5
The Analytical Review, Or History of Literature, Domestic ...
Lect. v. Of inflammable air Lect. vi. Of nitrous air — Lest. v'11. Of fixed air — Of hepatic air — Of phosphoric air — Lect. vni. Of dephlogisticated marine acid air — Of phlogisticated marine acid air. — Lect. ix. Of vitriolic acid air — Of fluor acid air.
Thomas Christie, 1794
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Cavendish
More than anyone before him, Black used the chemical balance to advantage, and in this too Cavendish was to follow in Black's footsteps.55 Chemistry had its unifying concepts, one of which was phlogiston, the inflammable principle, and ...
Christa Jungnickel, Russell McCormmach, 1996
7
The Monthly Magazine
In short, he convinced himself that it is precisely this same air which is given out on the combustion of charcoal, and which renders this kind cf combustion so dangerous. His experiments on inflammable air were still more novel and interesting.
‎1812
8
The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of ...
Now iron is generally found accompanied with sulphur ; and common sulphur may be analized into an inflammable oil, and an acid liquor like oil of vitriol. This acid therefore in the bowels of the earth, by being diluted with a little water, ...
‎1809
9
The New Annual Register, Or, General Repository of History, ...
... be said of phlogiston : it can never be produced in a concrete state, single and uncombined with other substances ; for the instant it is disengaged from them, it appears in a fluid and elastic lorm, aud is then commonly called inflammable air.
Andrew Kippis, 1783
10
The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal
In ND 8, Dr. Ingenhousz describes an easy and expeditious method of procuring a species of inflammable air or vapour, from vitriolic tether. A single drop of this liquid put into an inflammable air pistol, containing about 10 cubic inches, ...
Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths, 1780

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INFLAMMABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inflammable is used in the context of the following news items.
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LPG tanker overturns, traffic hit - The Times of India
JAIPUR: A tanker carrying LPG overturned on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway near Dudu early on Friday, creating panic as inflammable gas started ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
2
'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' – Movie Review - Entertainment - Latest News
... intention, right emotional pitch and sensitive handling of a story which could easily create trouble in the current, inflammable circumstances. «Jagran Post, Jul 15»
3
New report sheds light on the fire resistant paints market - WhaTech
Most of the traditional paints available in the market lack fire retardant properties, and are in fact some of them are inflammable. According to ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»
4
Political Stiff Little Fingers try on introspection
Over 35 years after the release of "Inflammable Material," the band's classic screed against life in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, Burns ... «The Detroit News, Jul 15»
5
'70s punk's Stiff Little Fingers to play Duffy's
That record, 1979's “Inflammable Material,” the first independent album to hit the top 20 in the UK, is packed full of songs about “The Troubles” ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Jul 15»
6
8-month-old baby charred in Ghana's Abuja Slum fire
Over 200 structures were razed down after a candle flame torched an inflammable material in one of the wooden shacks at the slum near CMB ... «Starr 103.5 FM, Jul 15»
7
Major fire breaks out on Dubai Creek boats
The fire, which began on one of the three boats, spread as a result of inflammable items such as plasticware, refrigerators and electronic items ... «Gulf Business News, Jul 15»
8
'Teen Wolf' Season 5, episode 4 recap: 'Condition Terminal'
Since Parish has survived a fire before, without any scars, she wants to test just how inflammable he is. She puts a lighter to his palm, and the ... «TheCelebrityCafe.com, Jul 15»
9
Painful lesson
When the fury abated and Singapore began asking why a custody battle could prove so inflammable, fingers were pointed at the newspapers. «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
10
Lviv company to supply streetcars to Kyiv
The streetcars have low-level platforms, modern ventilation, air-conditioning and heating and are built from anti-corrosion and non-inflammable ... «ZIK, Jul 15»

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