Definition of «unburnable»

The term "unburnable" refers to something that cannot be destroyed or damaged by fire. This could refer to materials such as metals, ceramics, and certain types of plastics which have high melting points and are therefore resistant to heat and flames. In a broader sense, the word can also be used figuratively to describe something that is immune or impervious to damage from other sources, such as criticism, rejection, or loss.

Phrases with «unburnable»

Sentences with «unburnable»

  • The Carbon Tracker Initiative, a nonprofit organization that studies carbon budgets, has warned that the remaining vast reserves of unburnable carbon will become stranded assets. (anthropocenemagazine.org)
  • He commissioned and was editor of Unburnable Carbon — Are the World's Financial Markets Carrying a Carbon Bubble? (carbontracker.org)
  • A future not of peak oil but rather of unburnable carbon. (ecoequity.org)
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