combustive
Definitions
Capable of catching fire or causing combustion.
Relating to or characterized by the process of burning.
Examples
The laboratory safety manual warns that the chemical mixture is highly combustive when exposed to direct sunlight.
Engineers are researching new materials to stabilize the combustive nature of the fuel used in experimental rockets.
Due to the combustive properties of the vapors, smoking is strictly prohibited in the vicinity of the storage tanks.
Synonyms
flammable combustible ignitable inflammable explosive incendiary volatile
Antonyms
nonflammable incombustible fireproof noncombustible stable inert uninflammable