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	[[File:flamm.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|Figure 1. The symbol for flammable, contained in a warning sign.<ref>Pixabay [Online], Available: http://pixabay.com/en/photos/flammable/</ref>]]		[[File:flamm.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|Figure 1. The symbol for flammable, contained in a warning sign.<ref>Pixabay [Online], Available: http://pixabay.com/en/photos/flammable/</ref>]]
	<onlyinclude>'''Flammable''' is a term that describes the ability for a material to [[hydrocarbon combustion\|ignite]]. It is often used alongside ''combustible'' which also describes the ability to ~~ignite, but the~~ difference is that flammable materials ignite more easily and ~~more~~ vigorously.</onlyinclude> Both are characterized by their '''flash point''', which is the lowest temperature at which a [[liquid]] gives off enough vapour to be ignited.<ref name=cc>CCOHS, ''Flammable & Combustible Liquids - Hazards'' [Online], Available: http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/flammable/flam.html</ref> Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) defines the flash ~~points~~ for ~~the two, with~~ flammable liquids ~~having a flash point~~ below [[celsius\|37.8<sup>o</sup>C]], ~~and combustible liquids having a flash point at~~ or above 37.8<sup>o</sup>C and below 93.3<sup>o</sup>C.<ref>Health Canada, ''Flammable and Combustible Liquids'' [Online], Available: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/occup-travail/whmis-simdut/flam-comb-liquids-eng.php</ref>		<onlyinclude>'''Flammable''' is a term that describes the ability for a material to [[hydrocarbon combustion\|ignite]]. It is often used alongside ''combustible'' which also describes the ability to ignite—but one difference is that flammable materials ignite more easily and vigorously.</onlyinclude> Both are characterized by their '''flash point''', which is the lowest temperature at which a [[liquid]] gives off enough vapour to be ignited.<ref name=cc>CCOHS, ''Flammable & Combustible Liquids - Hazards'' [Online], Available: http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/flammable/flam.html</ref> Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) defines the flash point for flammable liquids at being below [[celsius\|37.8<sup>o</sup>C]], or above 37.8<sup>o</sup>C and below 93.3<sup>o</sup> for combustible liquids.<ref>Health Canada, ''Flammable and Combustible Liquids'' [Online], Available: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/occup-travail/whmis-simdut/flam-comb-liquids-eng.php</ref>

	Flammable materials can be referred to as '''inflammable'''. This tends to be confusing as people think it means "not-flammable" when in fact they are '''''the same thing'''''.<ref>Dictionary.com, ''inflammable'' [Online], Available: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/inflammable</ref><ref>See also the entry in the Oxford English Dictionary where it states 'flammable = inflammable, ''adj''. (Online http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/71040?redirectedFrom=flammable#eid accessed May 22nd, 2015.)</ref> In the 1920's the NFPA urged people to use flammable instead of inflammable to avoid this confusion, but it still persists to this day.<ref>About.com, ''What is the Difference Between Flammable and Inflammable?'' [Online], Available: http://chemistry.about.com/od/firecombustionchemistry/f/What-Is-The-Difference-Between-Flammable-And-Inflammable.htm</ref>		Flammable materials can be referred to as '''inflammable'''. This tends to be confusing as people think it means "not-flammable" when in fact they are '''''the same thing'''''.<ref>Dictionary.com, ''inflammable'' [Online], Available: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/inflammable</ref><ref>See also the entry in the Oxford English Dictionary where it states 'flammable = inflammable, ''adj''. (Online http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/71040?redirectedFrom=flammable#eid accessed May 22nd, 2015.)</ref> In the 1920's the NFPA urged people to use flammable instead of inflammable to avoid this confusion, but it still persists to this day.<ref>About.com, ''What is the Difference Between Flammable and Inflammable?'' [Online], Available: http://chemistry.about.com/od/firecombustionchemistry/f/What-Is-The-Difference-Between-Flammable-And-Inflammable.htm</ref>

	For more information and safety guidelines regarding flammable materials, visit [http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/flammable/flam.html the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety] and [http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/occup-travail/whmis-simdut/flam-comb-liquids-eng.php Health Canada].		For more information and safety guidelines regarding flammable materials, visit [http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/flammable/flam.html the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety] and [http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/occup-travail/whmis-simdut/flam-comb-liquids-eng.php Health Canada].

			==For Further Reading==
			*[[Hydrocarbon combustion]]
			*[[Temperature]]
			*[[Liquid]]
			*[[Gas]]
			*Or explore a [[Special:Random\|random page]]

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[[File:flamm.jpg|300px|thumb|Figure 1. The symbol for flammable, contained in a warning sign.<ref>Pixabay [Online], Available: http://pixabay.com/en/photos/flammable/</ref>]]
<onlyinclude>'''Flammable''' is a term that describes the ability for a material to [[hydrocarbon combustion|ignite]]. It is often used alongside ''combustible'' which also describes the ability to ignite, but the difference is that flammable materials ignite more easily and more vigorously.</onlyinclude> Both are characterized by their '''flash point''', which is the lowest temperature at which a [[liquid]] gives off enough vapour to be ignited.<ref name=cc>CCOHS, ''Flammable & Combustible Liquids - Hazards'' [Online], Available: http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/flammable/flam.html</ref> Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) defines the flash points for the two, with flammable liquids having a flash point below [[celsius|37.8oC]], and combustible liquids having a flash point at or above 37.8oC and below 93.3oC.<ref>Health Canada, ''Flammable and Combustible Liquids'' [Online], Available: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/occup-travail/whmis-simdut/flam-comb-liquids-eng.php</ref>

Flammable materials can be referred to as '''inflammable'''. This tends to be confusing as people think it means "not-flammable" when in fact they are '''''the same thing'''''.<ref>Dictionary.com, ''inflammable'' [Online], Available: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/inflammable</ref><ref>See also the entry in the Oxford English Dictionary where it states 'flammable = inflammable, ''adj''. (Online http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/71040?redirectedFrom=flammable#eid accessed May 22nd, 2015.)</ref> In the 1920's the NFPA urged people to use flammable instead of inflammable to avoid this confusion, but it still persists to this day.<ref>About.com, ''What is the Difference Between Flammable and Inflammable?'' [Online], Available: http://chemistry.about.com/od/firecombustionchemistry/f/What-Is-The-Difference-Between-Flammable-And-Inflammable.htm</ref>

For more information and safety guidelines regarding flammable materials, visit [http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/flammable/flam.html the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety] and [http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/occup-travail/whmis-simdut/flam-comb-liquids-eng.php Health Canada].

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