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INFLAMMABLE VAPOUR [1 record]

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Record 1 1995-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Fires and Explosions
  • Analytical Chemistry
OBS

"flammable": capable of being easily ignited and of burning with extreme rapidity.

OBS

"flammable": now used technically in preference to "inflammable".

OBS

"flammable": Revived in modern use to avoid the possible ambiguity of inflammable in which the prefix "in" might be taken for a negative.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Feux et explosions
  • Chimie analytique
OBS

"inflammable" : Se dit de ce qui prend feu, s'enflamme facilement et brûle rapidement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
  • Fuegos y explosiones
  • Química analítica
OBS

Inflamable: Se aplica a los cuerpos que son capaces de arder con llama.

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