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Meanings of
combustible
in English
Portuguese
combustível
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A substance that can be burned to provide heat or power.
combustible material
Portuguese
combustível
Catalan
combustible
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Capable of igniting and burning.
noncombustible
Related terms
incendiary
inflammable
flammable
burnable
ignitable
combustive
ignescent
ignitible
comburent
comburant
Catalan
combustible
Usage of
combustible
in English
1
Of course a ban on the use of
combustible
materials is insufficient.
2
The ban on
combustible
materials will come into effect on 21 December.
3
They used to write about her having a
'
combustible
'
,
which I love.
4
Wherever his power and anger came from, it was a
combustible
mixture.
5
This was
combustible
,
breathless and blisteringly competitive and therefore enthralling to behold.
6
They labored like convicts at the work of extracting the precious
combustible
.
7
Little Klara is at fault, yet utterly innocent, a terrifyingly
combustible
combination.
8
Bidwell decided, at this
combustible
moment, to deny the powder its flame.
9
The flame had caught the bark, which had dried and become
combustible
.
10
The
combustible
Mario Balotelli's erratic behaviour also tests the authority of Mancini.
11
The council said the two buildings with
combustible
cladding were privately owned.
12
We place, then, food in our stomachs as so much
combustible
matter.
13
There is no appearance of sulphur, saltpetre or any other
combustible
material.
14
The
combustible
Mario Balotelli's erratic behavior also tests the authority of Mancini.
15
This substance is lead, and you see how wonderfully
combustible
it is.
16
Whatever the case, the
combustible
mixture of air and coal dust ignited.
Other examples for "combustible"
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combustible
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
combustible materials
combustible matter
combustible cladding
highly combustible
most combustible
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Translations for
combustible
Portuguese
combustível
Catalan
combustible
Combustible
through the time
Combustible
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common