INFLAMMABLE
In*flam"ma*ble, a. Etym: [CF. F. inflammable.]
1. Capable of being easily set fire; easily enkindled; combustible; as, inflammable oils or spirits.
2. Excitable; irritable; irascible; easily provoked; as, an inflammable temper. Inflammable air, the old chemical name for hydrogen.
INFLAMMABLENESS
In*flam"ma*ble*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being inflammable; inflammability.
Boyle.
INFLAMMABLY
In*flam"ma*bly, adv.
Defn: In an inflammable manner.
INFLAMMATION
In*flam*ma"tion, n. Etym: [L. inflammatio: cf. F. inflammation. See
Inflame.]
1. The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed. "The inflammation of fat." Wilkins.
2. (Med.)