deflagrable

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adjective

Burning with a sudden and sparkling combustion; slightly explosive; liable to snap and crackle when heated, like salt.

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Meanings

adjectivedeflagrable (comparative more deflagrable, superlative most deflagrable)

comparative more deflagrable · superlative most deflagrable

  1. archaicchemistryBurning with a sudden and sparkling combustion; slightly explosive; liable to snap and crackle when heated, like salt.

Origin

See deflagrate and -able.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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