incombustible

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incombustible - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Incombustible \In`com*bus"ti*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not +
     combustible: cf. F. incombustible.]
     Not combustible; not capable of being burned, decomposed, or
     consumed by fire; uninflammable; as, asbestus is an
     incombustible substance; carbon dioxide is an incombustible
     gas.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Incombustible cloth, a tissue of amianthus or asbestus;
        also, a fabric imbued with an incombustible substance. --
        In`com*bus"ti*ble*ness, n. -- In`com*bus"ti*bly, adv.
        [1913 Webster]

incombustible - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  incombustible
      adj 1: not capable of igniting and burning [syn:
             noncombustible, incombustible] [ant: combustible]