Meanings
alternative non-combustible
- not comparableThat will not readily ignite and burn.
Enclose open eaves with noncombustible soffit material.
2024 November 10, Alaa Elassar, “As California wildfires become more frequent, people will need to fireproof their homes. Here’s what it takes to do it”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Dec 2024Synonyms: incombustible, uncombustible · Antonyms: combustible, flammable
plural noncombustibles · alternative non-combustible
- pluralAny substance that is not combustible.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveThat will not readily ignite and burn.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivenot capable of igniting and burning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
German nicht brennbarer Stoff
- nicht brennbarer Stoffany substance that is not combustible
Polish niepalny, materiał niepalny
- niepalnythat will not readily ignite and burn
- materiał niepalnyany substance that is not combustible
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noncombustible. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncombustible
“noncombustible.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncombustible. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noncombustible,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncombustible.
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