The Collaborative International Dictionary
fire-resistant \fire-resistant\ fire-resisting \fire-resisting\ fire-resistive \fire-resistive\adj. Not able to burn or able to burn only with difficulty. [Narrower terms: noncombustible (vs. combustible), incombustible]
Syn: fireproof.
WordNet
adj. difficult to burn [syn: fire-retardant, fire-resisting, fire-resistive]
Usage examples of "fire-resistant".
Even the grasslands were subtly different, great swaths of them dominated by a handful of fire-resistant species.
Pope had been writing out on small sheets of flimsy but fire-resistant paper procedures which he would put into effect in every conceivable type of emergency.
We had fireproofed the roof with concrete tile five years before, recoated with thick fire-resistant paint in 1992, and the morning of the fire had a garden crew clearing out the volatile underbrush.
Practical, inexpensive fire-resistant construction material, with excellent thermal and sound-insulating qualities, is made by heating and compressing plant fibers to create strong construction paneling, replacing dry wall and plywood.
Rachael caught glimpses of men in shiny hard hats and fire-resistant coats.