incendiary

incendiary

1. of or relating to the illegal burning of property, goods, etc.

2. tending to create strife, violence, etc.; inflammatory

3. (of a substance) capable of catching fire, causing fires, or burning readily

4. a person who illegally sets fire to property, goods, etc.; arsonist

5. (esp formerly) a person who stirs up civil strife, violence, etc., for political reasons; agitator

6. an incendiary substance, such as phosphorus

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incendiary

[in′sen·dē‚er·ē]

(ordnance)

Ammunition equipped so that an incendiary effect at the target occurs.

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incendiary

Any chemical agent designed to cause combustion, used especially as a filling for certain bombs, shells, bullets, or the like. Also short for incendiary bomb or incendiary shell. See also napalm.

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