combustibility
Capacity to ignite
Combustibility is the capacity to catch fire and burn.
Materials are rated for combustibility in building codes and safety regulations: The combustibility of the insulation made the fire spread rapidly.
The word sometimes appears figuratively for explosive potential: the combustibility of the political situation.
Able to catch fire
- burnableCapable of combustion
- ignitableAble to catch flame
- flashpointIgnition temperature threshold
- autoignitionSpontaneous combustion from heat
incendiary · accelerant · fuel · oxidizer · kindling · tinder · reactivity · calorific
Gaseous exhalations
- fumesAirborne chemical irritants
- evaporationLiquid turning to gas
- vaporizationConversion to gas
- gaseousIn vapor form
aerosolize · flashpoint · diffusion · dispersion · outgassing · off-gassing
Explosive ignition event
- blastSudden forceful burst
- flashoverSudden total combustion event
- backdraftExplosive fire reignition
- overpressurePressure exceeding ambient levels
Tiny fiery particle
- matchGame between opponents
- lighterComparative of not heavy
- flintSpark-producing sedimentary rock
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
igniter · kindling · electrode · arcing · thermite · hot-surface · glowplug · striker
Possibility of harm
- dangerExposure to harm
- safetyFreedom from harm
- precautionPreventive safety measure
- warningAlert about danger
NFPA · MSDS · hazmat · fire-suppression · containment · ventilation · fireproof · fire-resistant
inflammable
Able to catch fire
- burnableCapable of combustion
- ignitableAble to catch flame
- flashpointIgnition temperature threshold
autoignition · incendiary · accelerant · fuel · oxidizer · kindling · tinder · reactivity · calorific · charring
vapors
Gaseous exhalations
- fumesAirborne chemical irritants
- evaporationLiquid turning to gas
- vaporizationConversion to gas
gaseous · aerosolize · flashpoint · diffusion · dispersion · outgassing · off-gassing
detonation
Explosive ignition event
spark
Tiny fiery particle
friction · igniter · kindling · electrode · arcing · thermite · hot-surface · glowplug · striker · ember
risk
Possibility of harm
- dangerExposure to harm
- safetyFreedom from harm
- precautionPreventive safety measure
warning · NFPA · MSDS · hazmat · fire-suppression · containment · ventilation · fireproof · fire-resistant · fire-retardant
- fuel propertiesoctane, flash point, viscosity, energy density, vapor pressure
combustibilitynonflammability
Inability to ignite
fireproofness · fire resistance · flame resistance · inflammability · fire safety
combustibilityinertness
State of non-reactivity
chemical stability · stability · unreactivity · unreactiveness
combustible, combustion, combust, incombustible, combustor, combusted, combustibles, noncombustible, combusting