combustible
Definitions of combustible
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a substance that can be consumed to produce energysynonyms: carburantetypes:butanooccurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuelscarbón vegetala carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of airgas, gasolinaa volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion enginesmetanola light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcoholpropanocolorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fueltea(a piece of) a substance that burns easily and can be used to start a coal or coke firenapalmgasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowersacumulaciónthe large log at the back of a hearth fireyescamaterial for starting a fire
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