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English Dictionary: incombustible by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
incombustible
adj
  1. not capable of igniting and burning [syn: noncombustible, incombustible]
    Antonym(s): combustible
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Incombustible \In`com*bus"ti*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not +
      combustible: cf. F. incombustible.]
      Not combustible; not capable of being burned, decomposed, or
      consumed by fire; uninflammable; as, asbestus is an
      incombustible substance; carbon dioxide is an incombustible
      gas.
  
      {Incombustible cloth}, a tissue of amianthus or asbestus;
            also, a fabric imbued with an incombustible substance. --
            {In`com*bus"ti*ble*ness}, n. -- {In`com*bus"ti*bly}, adv.
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