inflamable

Again, having seen some experiments of bitumen, and having read far more of naphtha, he whispered to my curiosity the fire of the altar might be natural, and bade me mistrust a miracle in Elias, when he intrenched the altar round with water: for that inflamable substance yields not easily unto water, but flames in the arms of its antagonist.

Religio Medici 2007

She may guzzle hot chocolate and possess inflamable tresses laced with gold spun from Stiltskin's loom.

Spawn de la Snark Miss Snark 2006

While Tom and the others had been standing off the giants in front, a smaller force had crept around to the rear, and set the inflamable side of the hut ablaze.

Tom Swift in Captivity, or a Daring Escape By Airship Victor [pseud.] Appleton

The airship, moreover, will be more or less immune from such dangers if the non-inflamable gas, known as "C" gas, becomes sufficiently cheap to be used for inflating airships.

British Airships, Past, Present, and Future George Whale

Again, having seen some experiments of Bitumen, and having read far more of Naphtha, he whispered to my curiosity the fire of the Altar might be natural; and bid me mistrust a miracle in Elias, when he entrenched the Altar round with Water; for that inflamable substance yields not easily unto Water, but flames in the Arms of its Antagonist.

Religio Medici 1605-1682 1923

Again, having seen some experiments of Bitumen, and having read far more of Naphtha, he whispered to my curiosity the fire of the Altar might be natural; and bid me mistrust a miracle in Elias, when he entrenched the Altar round with Water; for that inflamable substance yields not easily unto Water, but flames in the Arms of its Antagonist.

The First Part: Paras 1-35 1909

This house is very inflamable for a brick building, and were a fire once started it would be impossible to stay its progress with the means at hand.

Superintendent's Report of the Eastern Insane Asylum, for the Year of 1884 N.C. Goldsboro 1885

She had no inflamable masculine imaginations to consider.

The Duke of Stockbridge Edward Bellamy 1874

Souvereign is as inflamable, and as proud and at the Same time less systematick, uniform and united; so that it is not so easy for them to avoid Wars.

Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams, 26 May 1794 1794

Antimony separate, in a short time, a yellow and very inflamable

The Sceptical Chymist or Chymico-Physical Doubts & Paradoxes, Touching the Spagyrist's Principles Commonly call'd Hypostatical; As they are wont to be Propos'd and Defended by the Generality of Alchymists. Whereunto is præmis'd Part of another Discourse relating to the same Subject. Robert Boyle 1659