nonflammable
adjective
non·flam·ma·ble
ˌnän-ˈfla-mə-bəl 
: not flammable
specifically
: not easily ignited and not burning rapidly if ignited
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children's pajamas made of nonflammable fabric
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The reaction produces a nonflammable carbon material, thereby slowing a blaze to buy firefighters time.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, other airplanes are dropping fire retardant out ahead of the inferno, coating potential fuel with a layer of nonflammable chemicals and slowing its advance.
—Alec Luhn, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
Clearing brush, using nonflammable building materials, and siting buildings away from dense vegetation can all help.
—David Gelles, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Either way, there aren’t enough nonflammable late-inning options, which presents a problem in two ways.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, other airplanes are dropping fire retardant out ahead of the inferno, coating potential fuel with a layer of nonflammable chemicals and slowing its advance.
—Alec Luhn, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
Clearing brush, using nonflammable building materials, and siting buildings away from dense vegetation can all help.
—David Gelles, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Either way, there aren’t enough nonflammable late-inning options, which presents a problem in two ways.
—Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
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nonflammable
adjective
non·flam·ma·ble
-ˈflam-ə-bəl
: not flammable
also
: not easily ignited and not burning rapidly if ignited
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