flammable

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Hydrogen, a highly flammable gas that produces heat and water when it burns, can be used to refine petroleum and make chemicals, metals and fertilisers.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Hydrogen is leakier and more flammable, and it burns hotter and faster than gas.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

"He did not want to install a highly flammable foam. He wanted to install acoustic foam," he said.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

In 2015, blasts at warehouses containing flammable chemicals in the port city of Tianjin killed more than 170 people and injured 700 others.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

They sputtered for an instant, and some of them even went out, but the old wood of the ship was too flammable, and it quickly regained momentum.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin