a. [ Cf. F. combustible. ]
Sin is to the soul like fire to combustible matter. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
Arnold was a combustible character. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A substance that may be set on fire, or which is liable to take fire and burn. [ 1913 Webster ]
All such combustibles as are cheap enough for common use go under the name of fuel. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Combustibility. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. in- not + combustible: cf. F. incombustible. ] Not combustible; not capable of being burned, decomposed, or consumed by fire; uninflammable;
Incombustible cloth,
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adj. Not combustible; not able to burn;