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Definition of Incombustible
1. Adjective. Not capable of igniting and burning.
Similar to: Fireproof, Fire-resistant, Fire-resisting, Fire-resistive, Fire-retardant, Flame-retardant, Flameproof, Nonflammable
Antonyms: Combustible
Definition of Incombustible
1. a. Not combustible; not capable of being burned, decomposed, or consumed by fire; uninflammable; as, asbestus is an incombustible substance; carbon dioxide is an incombustible gas.
Definition of Incombustible
1. Adjective. Not capable of catching fire and burning; not flammable. ¹
2. Noun. Any substance that is not flammable. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Incombustible
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Incombustible
Literary usage of Incombustible
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and by Abraham Clark Freeman (1906)
"It was held that the roof was not covered with "incombustible materials" within
the meaning of the act. Mathew, J., said: "The findings of the magistrate ..."
2. The Edinburgh Journal of Science by Sir David Brewster (1830)
"Account of the apparatus and incombustible Dresses invented by M. Aldini for
Preserving ... THE incombustible dresses of M. Aldini consist of two garments, ..."
3. The Repertory of Patent Inventions: And Other Discoveries and Improvements (1822)
"-DY incombustible cloth, I would be understood to mean, not such as is absolutely
... A cloth is rendered incombustible by covering it with some substance, ..."
4. Journal of Science and the Arts by Royal Institution of Great Britain (1818)
"incombustible Store-House at Plymouth. The incombustible Store-House which has
just been completed in Plymouth Dock-Yard, has every part of it composed ..."
5. The Natural Laws of Husbandry by Justus Liebig (1863)
"Plants contain combustible and incombustible constituents. Of the latter, which
compose the ash left by all parts of a plant on combustion, ..."
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