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darkhaggis | May 28, 2009 03:48 PM | in Science & Mathematics | via Twitter

What's the difference between 'flammable' and 'inflammable'?

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BEST ANSWER decided by votes | easyeboy | May 28, 2009 04:15 PM | view on twitter

Both words in fact have the same exact meaning.

If something is "flammable" it means it will burn readily and likewise "inflammable" will also burn readily.

According to Oxford English Dictionary, Flammable means, "Capable of being inflamed or set on fire; susceptible of combustion, easily set on fire." Inflamable is derived from the word inflame, which is derived from two words: In + flammare, which means to flame and the noun flamma, which means to flame. The Latin "In" could be two things, it can be a preposition or prefix.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flammability
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inflammable
http://www.english-for-students.com/Flammable.html
http://www.answers.com/flammable
http://www.answers.com/inflammable

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p28930 | May 28, 2009 04:21 PM | view on twitter

They mean the same thing but manufacturers generally don't use the word inflammable ( as in possible to inflame; it will catch on fire) on products as a warning since the word is not used very often and it is possible that some people might interpret it to have the opposite meaning.

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