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n. The quality of being flammable; inflammability. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Inflammable. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of setting in a flame or blaze. [ Obs. ] Sir. T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. flammeus from flamma flame. ] Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, flame. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. flammifer; flamma flame + ferre to bear. ] Producing flame. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. flammivomus; flamma flame + vomere to vomit. ] Vomiting flames, as a volcano. W. Thompson. (1745). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. flammula little flame, dim. fr. flamma flame. ] Of a reddish color. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. inflammabilite. ] Susceptibility of taking fire readily; the state or quality of being inflammable. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ CF. F. inflammable. ] 1. Capable of being easily set fire; easily enkindled; combustible; as, inflammable oils or spirits. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Excitable; irritable; irascible; easily provoked; as, an inflammable temper. [ 1913 Webster ]

Inflammable air, the old chemical name for hydrogen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being inflammable; inflammability. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an inflammable manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. inflammatio: cf. F. inflammation. See Inflame. ] 1. The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed. “The inflammation of fat.” Wilkins. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) A morbid condition of any part of the body, consisting in congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with tenderness, heat and pain. It may be caused by exposure to any number of injurious agents. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

3. Violent excitement; heat; passion; animosity; turbulence; as, an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Inflammatory. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. inflammatoire. ] 1. Tending to inflame, kindle, or irritate. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Tending to excite anger, animosity, tumult, or sedition; seditious; as, inflammatory libels, writings, speeches, or publications. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Med.) Accompanied with, or tending to cause, preternatural heat and excitement of arterial action; as, an inflammatory disease. [ 1913 Webster ]

Inflammatory crust. (Med.) Same as Buffy coat, under Buffy. --
Inflammatory fever, a variety of fever due to inflammation. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. Not easily ignited, and burning only slowly if ignited. [ Narrower terms: noncombustible (vs. combustible), incombustible ] WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. (Med.) not inflammatory. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } n. [ F. oriflamme, OF. oriflambe, LL. auriflamma; L. aurum gold + flamma flame; cf. L. flammula a little banner. So called because it was a flag of red silk, split into many points, and borne on a gilded lance. ] 1. The ancient royal standard of France. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A standard or ensign, in battle. “A handkerchief like an oriflamb.” Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

And be your oriflamme to-day the helmet of Navarre. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]