flammability
noun
flam·ma·bil·i·ty
ˌfla-mə-ˈbi-lə-tē 
: ability to support combustion
especially
: a high capacity for combustion
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Installing anything on an airplane, including works of art, requires that elements be certified for structural impact and flammability.
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Marisa Garcia, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
The auto industry is pursuing the batteries, which replace liquid electrolytes with a solid ceramic or glass material, because of their potential to carry decisively more energy, charge faster and improve vehicle safety by reducing flammability over other types of lithium-ion batteries.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2025
Make sure to keep the thatch removed to reduce the flammability of these species.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 22 Mar. 2025
The availability of water and storage, as well as flammability concerns, seriously limit the length of space missions.
—Sarah Miller, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
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Marisa Garcia, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
The auto industry is pursuing the batteries, which replace liquid electrolytes with a solid ceramic or glass material, because of their potential to carry decisively more energy, charge faster and improve vehicle safety by reducing flammability over other types of lithium-ion batteries.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2025
Make sure to keep the thatch removed to reduce the flammability of these species.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 22 Mar. 2025
The availability of water and storage, as well as flammability concerns, seriously limit the length of space missions.
—Sarah Miller, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flammability
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“Flammability.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flammability. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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