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flammaˈbility
Also 7 flamability.
[f. next; see -bility, -ity.]
= inflammability. Revived in modern use to avoid the possible ambiguity of inflammability, in which the prefix in- might be taken for a negative (in- prefix3).
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. vi. xii. 335 The oily fat and unctuous parts wherein consist the principles of flammability. 1669W. Simpson Hydrol. Chym. 246 The same Essential properties of Flamability. 1942Jrnl. R. Aeronaut. Soc. XLVI. 471 That intense combustion in Diesel engines probably occurs only in regions in which local concentration of fuel at least equals a certain minimum value analogous to the lower limit of flammability. 1959Scotsman 1 May 7/6 Scientists at the Government's research establishment at Boreham Wood are carrying out flammability tests on some of the materials used in Glasgow tramcars. 1961Times 1 Mar. 21/7 The flammability of clothing fabrics has caused much concern. 1963B.S.I. News July 10/1 Inflammability is unquestionably capable of being misunderstood... The fire research interests on the..committee were particularly anxious that we should standardize on flammability in order to prevent such misunderstanding. |