Flammability


[flam-uh-buh l] /ˈflæm ə bəl/

adjective
1.
easily set on fire; combustible; inflammable.
/ˈflæməbəl/
adjective
1.
liable to catch fire; readily combustible; inflammable
adj.

1813, from Latin flammare “to set on fire” (from flamma; see flame) + -able.

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