flam|ma|bil|i|ty

flam|ma|bil|i|ty
flam|ma|bil|i|ty «FLAM uh BIHL uh tee», noun.
flammable quality or condition; inflammability: »

The material has a flammability similar to kerosine (Occupational Health Newsletter).


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  • in|flam|ma|bil|i|ty — «ihn FLAM uh BIHL uh tee», noun. 1. susceptibility of taking fire: »the inflammability of alcohol. 2. Figurative. excitability; fieriness: »the inflammability of crusading oratory …   Useful english dictionary

  • flam — flam·ant; flam·bé; flam·beau; flam·bor·ough; flam·boy·ance; flam·boy·ant·ly; flam·doo·dle; flam·er; flam·ma·bil·i·ty; flam·ma·tion; flam·me·ous; flam·mif·er·ous; flam·mu·lat·ed; flam·mule; flim·flam·mer; in·flam·er; in·flam·ing·ly;… …   English syllables

  • bil — ab·sorb·a·bil·i·ty; ac·ces·si·bil·i·ty; act·a·bil·i·ty; adapt·a·bil·i·ty; ad·mis·si·bil·i·ty; adopt·a·bil·i·ty; ador·a·bil·i·ty; ad·sorb·a·bil·i·ty; ad·vis·a·bil·i·ty; af·fa·bil·i·ty; af·fect·a·bil·i·ty; ag·glu·ti·na·bil·i·ty; agree·a·bil·i·ty;… …   English syllables

  • flammability — flam·ma·bil·i·ty …   English syllables

  • flammable — flam•ma•ble [[t]ˈflæm ə bəl[/t]] adj. use easily set on fire; combustible • Etymology: 1805–15; < L flammā(re) to set on fire + ble flam ma•bil′i•ty, n. usage: See inflammable …   From formal English to slang

  • in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… …   English syllables

  • ma — abo·ma; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; abro·ma; ab·u·ku·ma·lite; abu·lo·ma·nia; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·so·ma; ac·cla·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·tize; acel·da·ma; acho·ma·wi;… …   English syllables

  • inflammable — in•flam•ma•ble [[t]ɪnˈflæm ə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) capable of being set on fire; combustible; flammable 2) easily aroused to passion or anger 3) something inflammable • Etymology: 1595–1605; < ML in•flam ma•bil′i•ty, in•flam′ma•ble•ness, n.… …   From formal English to slang

  • Flammability — Flam ma*bil ity, n. The quality of being flammable; inflammability. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Inflammabillty — In*flam ma*bil l*ty, n. [Cf. F. inflammabilite.] Susceptibility of taking fire readily; the state or quality of being inflammable. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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