deflagrant

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Adjective 1.1.1 Quotations 1.1.2 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Adjective

deflagrant (comparative more deflagrant, superlative most deflagrant)

1. That burns with intense light and heat.

[edit] Quotations

• 2003 Allan M. Williams - The Knight and the Blast Furnace

  Gunpowder is a deflagrant (ie rapidly-burning) mixture of a solid fuel such as charcoal with a solid oxidising agent - the only one available up to the late 18th century was saltpetre.

[edit] Related terms

• deflagrate
• deflagration
• deflagrating spoon