fire resistance; fire resistant
Used to describe the ability of a material or structure to withstand fire or high temperatures. Common in technical and everyday contexts.
This building material has high fire resistance.
To increase fire resistance, we used fireproof materials.
Compound of 耐 (たい, 'resist') + 火 (か, 'fire') + 力 (りょく, 'power, strength'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common pattern for technical terms describing resistance capabilities.