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Combustible vs Noncombustible - What's the difference?

combustible | noncombustible |

As adjectives the difference between combustible and noncombustible

is that combustible is capable of burning while noncombustible is that will not readily ignite and burn.

As a noun combustible

is a material that is capable of burning.

combustible

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Capable of burning
    • Dumping fertilizer on top of whatever mysterious goop was in the storage tank created a combustible mix which caught on fire.
  • * South
    • Sin is to the soul like fire to combustible matter.
  • (figurative) Easily kindled or excited; quick; fiery; irascible.
  • * Washington Irving
    • Arnold was a combustible character.

    Antonyms

    * incombustible

    Related terms

    * combustibility * combustion

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A material that is capable of burning.

    • noncombustible

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That will not readily ignite and burn