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combustive.

Of, pertaining to, caused by, or partaking in combustion.

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Meaning & usage

adj/kəmˈbʌstɪv/
  1. Of, pertaining to, caused by, or partaking in combustion.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin combūrō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin combustīvusbor. English combustive Borrowed from Latin combustīvus, from combūrō + -īvus. By surface analysis, combust + -ive.

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