inflammable
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
inflammable/ɪnˈflaməbl/
▶adjective easily set on fire. ▶noun a substance which is easily set on fire.
– derivatives
inflammability noun,
inflammableness noun,
inflammably adverb.
inflammability noun,
inflammableness noun,
inflammably adverb.
usage: The words inflammable and flammable both mean ‘easily set on fire’. Inflammable is formed using the Latin prefix in- which has the meaning ‘into’ (rather than the more common use of in- to indicate negation), and here has the effect of intensifying the meaning of the word in English.
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