self-extinguishing
Stops burning alone
Self-extinguishing describes materials or fires that stop burning on their own once the ignition source is removed.
The term appears most often in safety contexts—fabrics, plastics, and electrical components designed to resist sustained combustion: The wiring insulation is self-extinguishing.
Figuratively, a self-extinguishing controversy or trend dies out without intervention.
Inhibits ignition and burning
- fireproofUnable to ignite
- smotheringDepriving of air
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
fire-resistant · containment · protective · flameout · burnout · quenching · intumescent · certification
Moldable petroleum-based materials
- polymersLarge chain-like molecules
- foamBubble-filled substance
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- cablesHeavy ropes or wires
textiles · upholstery · electronics · wiring · coatings · fabrics · composites · rubber
Losing thermal energy
- charringBurning surface black
- endothermicAbsorbing thermal energy
- intumescenceSwelling or enlargement
- halogenSalt-producing element group
phosphorus · melting · dripping · suffocation · decomposition · synergist
flame-retardant
Inhibits ignition and burning
- fireproofUnable to ignite
- smotheringDepriving of air
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
combustion · fire-resistant · containment · protective · flameout · burnout · quenching · intumescent · certification
plastics
Moldable petroleum-based materials
- polymersLarge chain-like molecules
- foamBubble-filled substance
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
cables · textiles · upholstery · electronics · wiring · coatings · fabrics · composites · rubber · PVC
cooling
Losing thermal energy
- charringBurning surface black
- endothermicAbsorbing thermal energy
- intumescenceSwelling or enlargement
halogen · phosphorus · melting · dripping · suffocation · decomposition · synergist
- Fire-Safe Polymersflame retardant, flame retardants, fire resistant, phenolics, fire barriers
- fire safetyfire alarms, fire drill, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, fire drills
self-extinguishingself-sustaining
Able to continue independently
ever-burning · inflammable · self-feeding · combustible · incendiary
extinguish, extinguished, extinguisher, extinguishing, extinguishes, extinguishment, extinguishable