Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Resistant to catching fire; flame-retardant.
  • transitive verb To make resistant to catching fire.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective not susceptible to burning; noncombustible; fireproof; -- of artifacts. Opposite of combustible.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Resistant to catching fire.
  • verb transitive To make flameproof.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective resistant to catching fire

Etymologies

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flame +‎ -proof

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Examples

  • Unlike most other coatings available, Novec EGC-2702 is non-flammable, which eliminates the need for electrical equipment used in the drying process to be classified as flameproof or

    Releases feed from RealWire 2010

  • Novec EGC-2702 is non-flammable, thus eliminating the need for electrical equipment used in the drying process to be classified as flameproof or 'intrinsically safe'.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

  • Unlike most other coatings available, Novec EGC-2702 is non-flammable, which eliminates the need for electrical equipment used in the drying process to be classified as flameproof or

    Releases feed from RealWire 2010

  • Unlike most other coatings available, Novec EGC-2702 is non-flammable, which eliminates the need for electrical equipment used in the drying process to be classified as flameproof or

    Releases feed from RealWire 2010

  • Unlike most other coatings available, Novec EGC-2702 is non-flammable, which eliminates the need for electrical equipment used in the drying process to be classified as flameproof or 'intrinsically safe'.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • Novec EGC-2702 is non-flammable, thus eliminating the need for electrical equipment used in the drying process to be classified as flameproof or 'intrinsically safe'.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

  • Novec EGC-2702 is non-flammable, thus eliminating the need for electrical equipment used in the drying process to be classified as flameproof or 'intrinsically safe'.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

  • Novec EGC-2702 is non-flammable, thus eliminating the need for electrical equipment used in the drying process to be classified as flameproof or 'intrinsically safe'.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

  • Novec EGC-2702 is non-flammable, thus eliminating the need for electrical equipment used in the drying process to be classified as flameproof or 'intrinsically safe'.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

  • Unlike most other coatings available, Novec EGC-2702 is non-flammable, which eliminates the need for electrical equipment used in the drying process to be classified as flameproof or

    Releases feed from RealWire 2010

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