incombustible

On Jupiter it is the waste product, the incombustible residue.

Of the two was born an incombustible oil; for Mercury became so proud that he hardly knew himself.

"People don't realize how incombustible a human or animal body is.

Gasoline would be a safe cleaning fluid there, utterly incombustible.

Back to his incombustible self, he didn't mind showing his pleasure in Kirk's decision.

Sometimes it was entirely incombustible, yet sometimes it burned readily.

Sulphur, for example, was combustible (though not actually hot, you understand) and salt was incombustible.

The gaseous state of water is lighter than air, incombustible and much cheaper than helium.

Steel is not incombustible at all.

Twenty-one years later, with a flush checkbook and an incombustible river, Cleveland has a burgeoning restaurant scene.

The latter must be stronger than the former, that is to say, it must itself be essentially incombustible.

Strangest of all, even the porcelain handles, virtually incombustible, were twisted out of shape.

Sometimes the metal was entirely incombustible, but when alloyed with osmium, it would volatilize.

Methane is a relatively pure compound whereas coal contains a significant amount of incombustible ash.

This is the incombustible wood put down by Paganel in his list of Australian products.

Compared with the classical carbon foam absorber, it is not toxic, incombustible and environmentally compatible.

Working hastily, the tree assembled a barrier of incombustible molecules in the path of the fire, waited.

The burning of these normally incombustible materials is accomplished through an effort of will on the part of the Wizard.

Born April 5, 1778, in Parè, he became famous for his performances as "incombustible man".

Like helium, it is incombustible.

Sansculottism will burn much; but what is incombustible it will not burn.

On the shore below were the charrings of the beached galley, and among them the corpses incombustible by fire.

The weight is spoken of as being heavier than gold, and it is said to be soluble in any liquid, yet incombustible in fire.

Typically this uses nitrogen, carbon dioxide or argon, which are incombustible gases and so inhibit combustion.

It is based on a 10 nano meter thick metal film placed on an incombustible pyramidal carrier.