burnableadj.
/ˈbəːnəb(ə)l/ a. Capable of being burnt or consumed by fire.
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society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > a combustible substance > [adjective]
combustible1529
consumable1574
combustious1593
fire-fit1595
burnable1611
touchy1629
exustible1633
piceous1646
fireable1662
flagrable1669
deflagrablea1691
displosive1712
empyreal1780
flammable1813
the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [adjective] > able to be burnt or combustible
combustible1529
consumable1574
combustious1593
fire-fit1595
adustible1611
burnable1611
exustible1633
piceous1646
ustorious1725
empyreal1780
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Adustible Burnable.
1678 R. Russel tr. Jabir ibn Haiyan Wks. Geber iii. ii. 2. ii. 174 Ignible (or burnable by Fire).
1721–90 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. at Adustible Burnable.
1861 All Year Round 23 Feb. 465 Not to rear houses of frail burnable plank.
b. quasi-n.: A combustible. (rare.)
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society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > a combustible substance > [noun]
combustible1688
burnable1825
the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [noun] > combustibility > a combustible substance
combustible1688
burnable1825
1825 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1826) I. 1430 Burnables are deemed lawful prize.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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