flameproof

English edit

Etymology edit

flame +‎ -proof

Adjective edit

flameproof (comparative more flameproof, superlative most flameproof)

Resistant to catching fire.

Synonyms edit

fireproof

Verb edit

flameproof (third-person singular simple present flameproofs, present participle flameproofing, simple past and past participle flameproofed)

(transitive) To make flameproof.
- 1960 September, M. J. Wilson, “Harlow Town station opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 542:
  Structural timber in the roofs throughout the station has been flameproofed.

References edit

“flameproof”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.