"flameproof" meaning in English

See flameproof in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more flameproof [comparative], most flameproof [superlative]
Etymology: flame + -proof Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flame|proof}} flame + -proof Head templates: {{en-adj}} flameproof (comparative more flameproof, superlative most flameproof)
  1. Resistant to catching fire. Categories (topical): Fire Synonyms: fireproof
    Sense id: en-flameproof-en-adj-58hbt4sW Disambiguation of Fire: 98 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -proof Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 96 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -proof: 88 12

Verb

Forms: flameproofs [present, singular, third-person], flameproofing [participle, present], flameproofed [participle, past], flameproofed [past]
Etymology: flame + -proof Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flame|proof}} flame + -proof Head templates: {{en-verb}} flameproof (third-person singular simple present flameproofs, present participle flameproofing, simple past and past participle flameproofed)
  1. (transitive) To make flameproof. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-flameproof-en-verb-NNgdoWUB

Inflected forms

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