Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

combustive

/kəmˈbʌstɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: com-bus-tive
IPA: /kəmˈbʌstɪv/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, caused by, or partaking in combustion.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin combūrō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin combustīvusbor. English combustive Borrowed from Latin combustīvus, from combūrō + -īvus. By surface analysis, combust + -ive.

Inflected Forms

more combustive (comparative) most combustive (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

combure comburent combust combustibility combustible combustion combustor incombustibility

Synonyms

comburent comburant

Questions

How do you pronounce combustive?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəmˈbʌstɪv/.
What does combustive mean?: Of, pertaining to, caused by, or partaking in combustion.
Where does combustive come from?: Etymology tree Latin combūrō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin combustīvusbor. English combustive Borrowed from Latin combustīvus, from combūrō + -īvus. By surface analysis, combust + -ive.

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