flameproof

flameproof adjective: resistant to catching fire.

Adjective

flameproof (comparative more flameproof, superlative most flameproof)

Resistant to catching fire.
- One hundred and fifty miles of flameproof wire have been used in the signalboxes and relay rooms.1952 December, “Brighton Line Resignalling, Southern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 830
Synonyms:

fireproof

flameproof (third-person singular simple present flameproofs, present participle flameproofing, simple past and past participle flameproofed)

(transitive) To make flameproof.
- Structural timber in the roofs throughout the station has been flameproofed.1960 September, M. J. Wilson, “Harlow Town station opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 542

fire-resistant, non-flammable, non-inflammable: തീപിടിക്കാത്ത, കത്താത്ത, അദാഹ്യ, അഗ്നിപ്രതിരോധകം, കത്താനിടയില്ലാത്ത, എരിയാത്ത

Adjective
comparative	more flameproof
superlative	most flameproof
alternative form	flame-proof
Verb
third-person singular present	flameproofs
present participle	flameproofing
past participle	flameproofed
past	flameproofed

From flame + -proof.

What does flameproof mean?: Flameproof means resistant to catching fire.
What is flameproof in Malayalam?: Flameproof in Malayalam is തീപിടിക്കാത്ത, കത്താത്ത, അദാഹ്യ. See Flameproof meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is flameproof?: Flameproof can be an adjective or a verb.

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