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   combustible

   /kəmˈbʌstɪbl/

   adjective

   • 1. able to catch fire and burn easily: "a combustible gas"
   • ▪ excitable; easily annoyed: "a volatile and combustible personality"

   noun

   • 1. a combustible substance.

   Word Origin early 16th century: from Old French, from late Latin combustibilis, from Latin combust- ‘burnt up’, from the verb comburere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. combustibility noun

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