noncombustible

[ non-kuhm-buhs-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. not flammable.

noun

1. a noncombustible substance.

Other Words From

• noncom·busti·bili·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of noncombustible¹

First recorded in 1965–70; non- + combustible

Example Sentences

Today, about 30 percent of the firm’s revenue comes from noncombustible ways of delivering nicotine.

From Washington Post

All passages should be straight and wide and all scenery noncombustible.

From Project Gutenberg