In the 1950s and prior, the correct word was "inflammable" and it meant "Something that was combustible - capable of being inflamed." But when they put this on tanks, packaging, etc., people mistakenly thought that the "in" prefix meant "not" as it does on some words, and accidents were occurring. So they dropped the "in" and made it "flammable" - although this is not the true form.

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