'Inflammable air' definitions:

Definition of 'Inflammable air'

From: GCIDE
  • Inflammable \In*flam"ma*ble\, a. [CF. F. inflammable.]
  • 1. Capable of being easily set fire; easily enkindled; combustible; as, inflammable oils or spirits. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Excitable; irritable; irascible; easily provoked; as, an inflammable temper. [1913 Webster]
  • Inflammable air, the old chemical name for hydrogen. [1913 Webster]