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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inflammatory \In*flam"ma*to*ry\, a. [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.) 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: inflammatory adj 1: characterized or caused by inflammation; "an inflammatory process"; "an inflammatory response" 2: arousing to action or rebellion [syn: {incendiary}, {incitive}, {instigative}, {rabble-rousing}, {seditious}]
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