fire-resisting adj 1: difficult to burn [syn: {fire-retardant}, {fire- resistant}, {fire-resisting}, {fire-resistive}]
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 1.5]