Incombustible

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  incombustible
       adj : not capable of igniting and burning [syn: {noncombustible}]
             [ant: {combustible}]