flammability
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- nonflammability noun
Etymology
Origin of flammability
Vocabulary lists containing flammability
Structure and Properties of Matter - Middle School
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Example Sentences
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It is causing more extreme heat, which dries out vegetation, increasing flammability, said Theodore Keeping, wildfire scientist at the centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London.
From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025
The state’s proposed Zone 0 regulations oversimplify complex conditions in real neighborhoods and go beyond what is currently known from scientific research regarding plant flammability.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025
The order comes after the commission sued Amazon in 2021 over allegations that the company distributed unsafe products from third-party sellers, including faulty carbon monoxide detectors and children’s pajamas that failed flammability tests.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2024
Synchronous increases in the flammability of forests and the frequency of lightning strikes are a worrying sign that intact extratropical forests will face an increasing threat of wildfire in future.
From Science Daily • Nov. 9, 2023
The latter extinguishes flame as well as the former, unless its own flammability is supported by the oxygen of the atmosphere until the degree of oxygenation CO_2 is reached.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 288, July 9, 1881 by Various
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