Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being inflammable; inflammability.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete The quality of being flammable; inflammability.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The condition of being
flammable - noun countable A
measure of the extent to which something is flammable
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality of being easily ignited and burning rapidly
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Examples
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Improved building codes requiring smoke detectors and water sprinklers, self-extinguishing cigarettes, and overall decreased rates of smoking have probably had a much bigger impact on the number of fires and fire deaths than the flammability standard.
Sarah Janssen: California's Flammability Standard Puts Children at Risk Sarah Janssen 2011
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California has a unique flammability standard, TB 117, for upholstered furniture sold in the state.
Sarah Janssen: California's Flammability Standard Puts Children at Risk Sarah Janssen 2011
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A common sense solution to this is to change the California flammability standard so that fire safety can be preserved without compromising public health.
Sarah Janssen: California's Flammability Standard Puts Children at Risk Sarah Janssen 2011
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If you have a newer piece of furniture, you may be wondering what is being done now to meet the flammability standard since PBDEs are no longer being used.
Sarah Janssen: California's Flammability Standard Puts Children at Risk Sarah Janssen 2011
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California has a unique flammability standard, TB 117, for upholstered furniture sold in the state.
Sarah Janssen: California's Flammability Standard Puts Children at Risk Sarah Janssen 2011
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This legislation calls for an alternative flammability standard that can be met without the use of chemical fire retardants, and that does not compromise fire safety.
Sarah Janssen: California's Flammability Standard Puts Children at Risk Sarah Janssen 2011
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This legislation calls for an alternative flammability standard that can be met without the use of chemical fire retardants, and that does not compromise fire safety.
Sarah Janssen: California's Flammability Standard Puts Children at Risk Sarah Janssen 2011
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For this, one must take a look at stuff like the toxicity and flammability of materials apart from their nature of wear and tear and how they interact with different climate conditions.
Designer Quest: How to find an interior designer to suit your need 2009
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A common sense solution to this is to change the California flammability standard so that fire safety can be preserved without compromising public health.
Sarah Janssen: California's Flammability Standard Puts Children at Risk Sarah Janssen 2011
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If you have a newer piece of furniture, you may be wondering what is being done now to meet the flammability standard since PBDEs are no longer being used.
Sarah Janssen: California's Flammability Standard Puts Children at Risk Sarah Janssen 2011
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