INFLAMMATORY

inflammatory

(adjective) characterized or caused by inflammation; “an inflammatory process”; “an inflammatory response”

incendiary, incitive, inflammatory, instigative, rabble-rousing, seditious

(adjective) arousing to action or rebellion

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

inflammatory (comparative more inflammatory, superlative most inflammatory)

Tending to inflame or provoke somebody.

Relating to, causing, or caused by inflammation.

Noun

inflammatory (plural inflammatories)

Any material that causes inflammation

Source: Wiktionary


In*flam"ma*to*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. inflammatoire.]

1. Tending to inflame, kindle, or irritate.

2. Tending to excite anger, animosity, tumult, or sedition; seditious; as, inflammatory libels, writings, speeches, or publications. Burke.

3. (Med.)

Definition: Accompanied with, or tending to cause, preternatural heat and excitement of arterial action; as, an inflammatory disease. Inflammatory crust. (Med.) Same as Buffy coat, under Buffy.

– Inflammatory fever, a variety of fever due to inflammation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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