burnable
pronunciation
How to pronounce burnable in British English:
UK ['bɜ:neɪbl]
How to pronounce burnable in American English:
US ['bɜneɪbl]
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- Adjective:
- possible to burn
Word Origin
- burnable (adj.)
- 1610s, a hybrid from burn (v.) + -able.
Example
- 1. The former uses coal , oxygen and steam to produce burnable hydrogen .
- 2. Opposite her desk are recycling bins for burnable trash , plastic , glass and metal ( subdivided into aluminum and steel ) .
- 3. Development of improved burnable poisons for commerial nuclear power reactors .
- 4. I am asking for everyone who comes to bring one burnable object .
- 5. The former uses coal , oxygen and steam to produce burnable hydrogen . The latter burns coal directly . Purifying oxygen and raising steam , however , both consume energy .