combustible

adj

1. Capable of burning.

   “Dumping fertilizer on top of whatever mysterious goop was in the storage tank created a combustible mix which caught fire.”

   “Sin is to the soul like fire to combustible matter.”

   “The rest were undergoing special underbody cleaning safety checks at TfW depots, after speculation that the cause of the incidents may have been a build-up of engine oil and combustible material such as fallen leaves and general detritus.”

2. (dated, figuratively)Easily kindled or excited; quick; fiery; irascible.

   “Arnold, however, was a combustible character.”

   “The world’s richest man has inserted himself in some of the world’s most combustible conflicts.”

noun

1. A material that is capable of burning.

   “A wheel, wrapt in combustibles, was kindled and rolled down the hill.”

2. A cigarette or a similar product intended for smoking, as opposed to an electronic cigarette.

   “In total three-quarters of the western Big Tobacco giants' sales last year came from so-called combustibles as vaping sales are plateauing.”