accendible

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From accend +‎ -ible (compare Italian accendibile).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /əkˈsɛndɪbəl/
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Adjective[edit]

accendible (comparative more accendible, superlative most accendible)

  1. (obsolete) Capable of being inflamed or kindled; combustible; inflammable. [17th–19th c.]
    • 1839, Andrew Ure, A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines:
      Every combustible requires a peculiar pitch of temperature to be kindled, called its accendible point