ignitable

Example Sentences

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Some of this contaminated water contains enough chemicals to be considered hazardous waste and potentially ignitable.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2024

Mr. Plaud had earned the title, Guinness clarified in a statement, even though he had used matchsticks without ignitable ends.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024

Montgomery County Fire Chief Scott Goldstein said that accelerant detection dogs picked up the smell of an ignitable liquid in the debris pile.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2022

Many hand sanitizers contain ethyl alcohol, which, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “readily evaporates at room temperature into an ignitable vapor and is considered a flammable liquid.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2022

Taylor raised a baton whose ignitable ends had been reduced to stubs.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray