Entzündlicher

Entzündlicher is a German adjective meaning related to inflammation, or inflammable in some contexts. It is formed from the noun Entzündung (inflammation) with the suffix -lich. In medical and physiological language it describes processes, conditions or reactions that involve inflammation.

In everyday and clinical usage, entzündlicher describes things connected with inflammatory responses. Common phrases include entzündliche Erkrankung (inflammatory disease), entzündlicher Prozess (inflammatory process), entzündliche Reaktion (inflammatory reaction), and entzündlicher Schmerz (inflammatory pain). The form adapts to gender, number, and case: ein entzündlicher Prozess (masculine singular), eine entzündliche Reaktion (feminine singular), ein entzündliches Zeichen (neuter singular), entzündliche Prozesse (plural).

In safety and materials contexts, entzündlich is also used to indicate flammability or risk of ignition. Phrases such as entzündliche Stoffe or leicht entzündliche Flüssigkeiten describe materials that can catch fire. In this sense, the word resembles other terms used in hazard communication and is distinct from the medical sense of inflammation, though the same root enthuangles from Entzündung and Entzündung-related processes.

Etymology and related terms: Entzündung is the noun for inflammation; entzündlich/entzündlicher is the corresponding adjective. Related terms include Entzündung (inflammation), entzündet (inflamed; past participle), and entzündliche Reaktion. The meaning of entzündlicher is thus context-dependent, typically medical for inflammatory phenomena, or safety-oriented for flammability.