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Meanings of combustible material in English

Portuguese
combustível

A substance that can be burned to provide heat or power.

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        Usage of combustible material in English
        1
        There is no appearance of sulphur, saltpetre or any other combustible material.
        The French in the Heart of America
        2
        In half an hour, the huts were stripped of their most combustible material.
        At the Point of the Bayonet: A Tale of the Mahratta War
        3
        The fire goes out for want of some combustible material on which to seize.
        Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay. Volume 1
        4
        Japanese cities are such piles of combustible material that I wonder they exist at all.
        Round the World
        5
        But such combustible material could not be smothered long.
        Gascoyne, The Sandal-Wood Trader: A Tale of the Pacific
        6
        Nitrogen is used to effectively clean the rocket engines of any combustible material before ignition occurs.
        Wired
        7
        It sometimes came with a quick jerk, as if throwing off electric sparks into combustible material.
        The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Complete
        8
        Besides, there's no combustible material in these parts.
        The Path to Honour
        9
        They contain the combustible material upon which an abiding interest in any subject is to be kindled.
        The Elements of General Method, Based on the Principles of Herba...
        10
        Prisoners will go along with combustible material.
        The Victim: A Romance of the Real Jefferson Davis
        11
        They are kindling the combustible material.
        New Tabernacle Sermons
        12
        There was also a lot of combustible material, such as wood and paper which helped fuel the fire, he said.
        Radio NZ
        13
        But any easily combustible material, such as dry leaves, paper, or a candle, can be used to start a fire.
        Mastering the grill: the owner's manual for outdoor cooking
        14
        An inquiry last year found that combustible material on the building's exterior had contributed to the scale of the tragedy.
        Reuters
        15
        In front of and behind the god, on the platform of the stage, are two altars provided with combustible material.
        Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883
        16
        Some combustible material in the second story had exploded with great force, and this had seemed to scatter the fire.
        Frank Merriwell's Reward
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        Translations for combustible material
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        Combustible material through the time
        Combustible material across language varieties
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