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noun. ['ˌflæməˈbɪlɪti'] the quality of being easily ignited and burning rapidly.
Rhymes with Flammability
Sentences with flammability
1. Noun, singular or mass
The Hindenburg incident made people believe that hydrogen was not ideal for dirigible flight because of its high flammability.
Quotes about flammability
1. In France, a chemist named Pilatre de Rozier tested the flammability of hydrogen by gulping a mouthful and blowing across an open flame, proving at a stroke that hydrogen is indeed explosively combustible and that eyebrows are not necessarily a permanent feature of one's face.
- Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything