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inflammable
inflammablecombustible (figuratively: inflammable emotions)
Not to be confused with:flammable – combustible (technical use, on a warning sign: caution! flammable)nonflammable – not combustible or easily set on firein·flam·ma·ble I0130800 (ĭn-flăm′ə-bəl)adj.1. Easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; flammable. See Usage Note at flammable.2. Quickly or easily aroused to strong emotion; excitable.
[Middle English, liable to inflammation, from Medieval Latin īnflammābilis, from Latin īnflammāre, to inflame; see inflame.]
in·flam′ma·bil′i·ty n.in·flam′ma·ble n.in·flam′ma·bly adv.inflammable (ɪnˈflæməbəl) adj1. liable to catch fire; flammable2. readily aroused to anger or passionnsomething that is liable to catch fire inˌflammaˈbility, inˈflammableness n inˈflammably advUsage: See at flammablein•flam•ma•ble (ɪnˈflæm ə bəl)
adj. 1. capable of being set on fire; combustible; flammable. 2. easily aroused to passion or anger. n. 3. something inflammable. [1595–1605; < Medieval Latin] in•flam`ma•bil′i•ty, in•flam′ma•ble•ness, n. in•flam′ma•bly, adv. usage: inflammable and flammable both mean “combustible.” inflammable is the older by about 200 years. flammable now has certain technical uses, particularly as a warning on vehicles carrying combustible materials, because of a belief that some might interpret the intensive prefix in- of inflammable as a negative prefix and thus think the word means “noncombustible.” inflammable is the word more usu. used in nontechnical and figurative contexts: inflammable clothing; an inflammable temper. flammable inflammableBoth flammable and inflammable are used to describe materials or chemicals that burn easily. A window had been smashed and flammable liquid poured in....commercial centres, holding large stocks of inflammable materials.Be Careful!
Inflammable is not the opposite of flammable. The opposite is non-flammable. The fuel is recyclable, clean and non-flammable.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | inflammable - easily ignitedflammablecombustible - capable of igniting and burning |
inflammableadjective flammable, explosive, volatile, incendiary, combustible A highly inflammable liquid escaped into the equipment. see flammableTranslationsinflammable (inˈflӕməbl) adjective easily set on fire. Paper is highly inflammable. 易燃的 易燃的inˌflammaˈbility noun 易燃性 易燃性inflammation (infləˈmeiʃən) noun (a place in the body where there is) development of heat with pain, redness and swelling. Tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils. 發炎 炎症inflammable means the same as flammable:
a highly inflammable gas.inflammable
flammableSubject to easy ignition and rapid flaming combustion.inflammable
flam·ma·ble (flam'a-bĕl), This word is preferred to inflammable; the prefix in- is sometimes mistaken for a sign of negation.The property of burning readily and quickly. Synonym(s): inflammable [L. flamma, flame] Patient discussion about inflammableQ. What causes inflammation of the knee joint? A. It depends on many things - the age of the person, other diseases he or she may have, whether he experienced any trauma to the joint, drugs or other substances he or she uses. Generally speaking, it may be caused by an infection (usually after trauma, very painful and abrupt inflammation, necessitates rapid treatment), rheumatologic diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis or others, reaction to drugs or as a feature of other diseases.
You may read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthritis
Q. what is fragments of endocervical glandular mucosa with inflammation and squamous metaplasia fragments of endocervical glandular mucosaA. It means that part of the mucose on the cervix area has changes from a certain kind of mucose cells to another, and that there is a bit of an inflammation around it. This should be brought to the knowledge of a gynecologist and be monitored by him/her. Q. Does anyone know how to relieve chronic back pain due to inflammation and arthritis? I have tried OTC arthritis pain meds they don't offer much relief for me. I have had surgery for herniated disc. My doctor says that there is a lot of inflammation and arthritis in my back. You can't get Vioxx anymore. Is there an alternative?A. there also is a drug called diclofenac(cataflam) ask your DR. More discussions about inflammableAcronymsSeeINFLinflammable
Synonyms for inflammableadj flammableSynonyms- flammable
- explosive
- volatile
- incendiary
- combustible
Synonyms for inflammableadj easily ignitedSynonymsRelated Words |