Fire-resisting

2 definitions found

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

  fire-resistant \fire-resistant\ fire-resisting \fire-resisting\
  fire-resistive \fire-resistive\adj.
     Not able to burn or able to burn only with difficulty.
     [Narrower terms: {noncombustible (vs. combustible),
     incombustible}]
  


     Syn: fireproof.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fire-resisting
       adj : difficult to burn [syn: {fire-retardant}, {fire-resistant},
             {fire-resistive}]