nonflammable

Example Sentences

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The daylong effort is hazardous because of the high pressure used to test the system with helium, a nonflammable gas.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2024

Discovered in the 1920s by a chemist at General Motors, these compounds were odorless, nonflammable and seemingly nontoxic — all properties that made them useful to industry.

From Salon • May 23, 2023

Anhydrous ammonia is a colorless nonflammable liquefied gas.

From Washington Times • Sep. 3, 2022

When heated by the torch, coating spewed out nonflammable gases, such as carbon dioxide.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 6, 2022

Midgley set out to create a gas that was stable, nonflammable, noncorrosive, and safe to breathe.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson