inflammatory : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: inflammatory	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for inflammatory
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inflammatory adj characterized or caused by inflammation; "an inflammatory process"; "an inflammatory response" arousing to action or rebellion Synonym(s): incendiary, incitive, inflammatory, instigative, rabble-rousing, seditious
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inflammatory \Inflam"matory\, a. [Cf. F. inflammatoire.] 1. Tending to inflame, kindle, or irritate. 2. Tending to excite anger, animosity, tumult, or sedition; seditious; as, inflammatory* libels, writings, speeches, or publications. --Burke. 3. (Med.) Accompanied with, or tending to cause, preternatural heat and excitement of arterial action; as, an inflammatory disease. {Inflammatory crust}. (Med.) Same as {Buffy coat}, under {Buffy}. {Inflammatory fever}, a variety of fever due to inflammation.