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incendiary

/ɪnˈsɛn.di.ɛɹ.i/ noun C2
  1. Something capable of causing fire, particularly a weapon. · The military used incendiaries to destroy the building. Fortunately, the fire didn't spread.
  2. One who maliciously sets fires.
  3. One who excites or inflames factions into quarrels. (figuratively) · March 7, 1692, Richard Bentley, The Folly of Atheism Several cities […] drove them out as incendiaries.

Plural incendiaries

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