deflagatory

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adjective

Of or pertaining to rapidly burnable materials, or to a process of rapid combustion.

“This deflagatory reaction created sufficient pressure to propel a projectile out of a tube with enough speed to kill or injure an opposing combatant.”

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Meanings

adjectivedeflagatory (comparative more deflagatory, superlative most deflagatory)

comparative more deflagatory · superlative most deflagatory

  1. Of or pertaining to rapidly burnable materials, or to a process of rapid combustion.

    This deflagatory reaction created sufficient pressure to propel a projectile out of a tube with enough speed to kill or injure an opposing combatant.

Cite this entry
APA

deflagatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deflagatory

MLA

“deflagatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deflagatory. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deflagatory,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deflagatory.

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