单词 | combustible |
释义 | combustible (kəmbʌstɪbəl ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A combustible material or gas catches fire and burns easily. [formal] The ability of coal to release a combustible gas has long been known. 2. graded adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A combustible situation is likely to result in conflict or trouble. We changed the subject and moved to less combustible talk about her future. Collocations: combustible dust Federal regulators are drawing up new standards for handling industrial and wood dust following a series of fires and explosions related to combustible dust. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Combustible dust and clutter may accumulate if the trays are not routinely checked and kept clean. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some kinds of direct-burning incense are created from incense blanks made of unscented combustible dust immersed into any suitable kind of essential or fragrance oil. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are at least a 140 known substances that produce combustible dust. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While the particles in a combustible dusts may be of any size, normally they have a diameter of less than 420 m. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We feared that the aircraft was carrying highly combustible fuel. Times, Sunday Times Primary determinants are the structure of the forest, the amount of trees, tree density and the characteristics of the combustible fuel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This means plants are selectively thinned and pruned to reduce the combustible fuel mass of the remaining plants. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Catalytic heaters generate flameless heat from a supply of combustible fuel and oxygen from air as oxidant. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A tank engine may also have a bunker (or oil tank) to hold combustible fuel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The thieves pumped combustible gas into the dispenser and then triggered a blast. The Sun Combustible gas explosions are connected with oil/gas firing in the boiler. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The gasification stage converts about 75% of fuel energy content into a combustible gas that can be used as a fuel for internal combustion engines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Handheld flammable gas detectors can be used to trace leaks from natural gas lines, propane tanks, butane tanks, or any other combustible gas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These thermochemical processes both yield a combustible gas and a solid char. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At more than a mile from the centre combustible material such as wood and paper ignited spontaneously in the heat. Times, Sunday Times During the demonstrations a mock kitchen was used to show how fiercely the fires develop - and how a 'flashover' occurs, igniting nearby combustible material. The Sun By the time the timber has been shredded, dried, and compressed, it has been transformed into a very dangerous, combustible material — far more combustible than coal. Times, Sunday Times He said that there was an urgent need to save other historic movies held in archives before the combustible material on which they were made was lost. Times, Sunday Times Fire tests for the study found that ethylene vinyl acetate - a material commonly used in the panels - appeared to be 'a rapidly combustible material releasing gaseous fuels ... once degraded thermally'. Times, Sunday Times I wonder whether the situation, which can on occasion look highly combustible, might not be defused. Times,Sunday Times Throw in the spice of some tasty tribal rivalries and you have a highly combustible mix. Times, Sunday Times We feared that the aircraft was carrying highly combustible fuel. Times, Sunday Times The result was highly combustible. Times, Sunday Times The aluminium composite material in the façade had a polyethylene core that 'appears to be highly combustible'. Times, Sunday Times |
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