What is the difference in meaning between the words 'flammable' and 'inflammable'?
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They are the same thing.  The prefix “in-” does not indicate negation here; it comes from the word "inflame.” “Flammable” and “inflammable” both mean “easy to catch on fire”; but so many people misunderstand the latter term that it’s better to stick with “flammable” in safety warnings. \n\n\n\nMain Entry: flam·ma·ble \nPronunciation: 'fla-m&-b&l\nFunction: adjective\nEtymology: Latin flammare to flame, set on fire, from flamma\n: capable of being easily ignited and of burning quickly\n- flammable noun \n\nMain Entry: in·flam·ma·ble \nPronunciation: in-'fla-m&-b&l\nFunction: adjective\nEtymology: French, from Medieval Latin inflammabilis, from Latin inflammare\n1 : FLAMMABLE\n2 : easily inflamed , excited, or angered
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Pyro- for fire, as in pyrotecnician\nPoly- for many as in polytheism(belief in multiple gods.)
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burning occurs usually due to fire.,whereas scalding occurs due to hot liquids.
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It's 'the fire' when you are talking about fire in a specific location.  When, for example, you are talking about a bonfire, you might say to someone 'Don't go too near the fire'.  \n\nIt's 'fire' when you are talking about the phenomenon of fire itself, as a chemical reaction.  For example, 'Fire destroys many forests every year.'
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Fire is not matter. The combustible material is a 'solid' like  wood, but can be a 'liquid' like gasoline. The wood combusts, releasing 'gases' such as Carbon Monoxide and solids such as ash particulates. The "fire" is the energy released in the form of heat and light. That's my simple explanation.
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The difference is the spelling and wording :)
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Fire is a visible sign of combustion - an exothermic oxidation reaction. \n\nExothermic means that it releases energy.  In the case of visible fire (not all "flames" are visible) some of the energy is radiated at frequencies in the visible light waveband.\n\nBTW: color is related to temperature - "red hot" is around 500 C
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It could mean talking so fast that friction causes fire, like a fast peel out in a sports scar.  Really hot fire is blue.  It could also mean that you are expelling a lot of gas because you are talking so much, and if you've ever seen a gas stove, the fire, when turned down, is blue.
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Burning is a chemical change. Oxygen reacts with the material that you burn and converts it into the corresponding oxide. You start with one chemical and end up with another in the burning process. In the case of boiling, a liquid is converted into gaseous (vapour) state. Here the material is same; only its physical form is different before and after boiling. Hence it is a physical change.
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SPEED.\n\nF.M. IS LITTLE FASTER THAN M.F.
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physical:\n\ncolorless\nodorless\nno taste\n14 pounds/sq. inch\n???\n\nchemical:\nhighly flammable\n.....\n\nlol\nhope it helps a little
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Exothermic means giving off heat.  Endothermic means absorbing heat.
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I read a whole book of supposed  instances of spontaneous human combustion, and most of the time it was caused by excess drinking in a hot room or near a fireplace. It kinda makes sense because the amount of alcohol in your blood could cause you to be more flammable. Again, none of this is proven scientifically.
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A flame is an action of combining fuel, oxygen and heat.  therefore it is a burning of (gases) \nEven solid fuel is converted into gas state prior to becoming a flame
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USAGE NOTE   Historically, flammable and inflammable mean the same thing. However, the presence of the prefix in– has misled many people into assuming that inflammable means “not flammable” or “noncombustible.” The prefix –in in inflammable is not, however, the Latin negative prefix –in, which is related to the English –un and appears in such words as indecent and inglorious. Rather, this –in is an intensive prefix derived from the Latin preposition in. This prefix also appears in the word enflame. But many people are not aware of this derivation, and for clarity's sake it is advisable to use only flammable to give warnings.
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Flammable, inflammable...\n\nEnglish is just weird.
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what is the difference between the two