[
UK
/kəmbˈʌstəbəl/
]
ADJECTIVE
- capable of igniting and burning
NOUN
- a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power
How To Use combustible In A Sentence
- I finally decided to use a ‘sagger,’ a container in which the pottery is placed, along with a combustible material (sawdust).
- At the moment when she makes her entrance into this history which we are relating, she was an antique virtue, an incombustible prude, with one of the sharpest noses, and one of the most obtuse minds that it is possible to see. Les Miserables
- It is a highly combustible situation. Times, Sunday Times
- A very unsuitable substance, however, was selected for the purpose, viz., sawdust, which is hygroscopic organic, and combustible. Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use
- The practise is a success when the right combustibles meet the right materials.
- However, you can use a noncombustible material on the surface immediately around the firebox to introduce another color or texture, like the mat surrounding a framed painting.
- The country's decaying economy could be the spark that ignites its already combustible streets.
- He is a combustible character. The Sun
- All polystyrene and polyurethanes are combustible regardless of grade.
- A FilterPure filter is a round ceramic pot made of clay, a combustible material like saw dust or rice husks and a naturally occurring antibacterial called colloidal silver. THE MEDICAL NEWS
