Meanings
nounautodetonation (countable and uncountable, plural autodetonations)
plural autodetonations
- countableuncountablechemistryThe spontaneous detonation of a substance.
Origin
- Proto-Hellenic*autós
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
- Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
- Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
- Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
- Englishauto-
- Englishdetonation
- Englishautodetonation
From auto- + detonation.
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autodetonation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autodetonation
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“autodetonation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autodetonation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autodetonation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autodetonation.
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