combustible: Meaning and Definition of
com•bus•ti•ble
Pronunciation: (kum-bus'tu-bul), [key]
— adj.
- capable of catching fire and burning; inflammable; flammable: Gasoline vapor is highly combustible.
- easily excited: a high-strung, combustible nature.
—n.
- a combustible substance: Trucks carrying combustibles will not be allowed to use this tunnel.
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