deflagrant

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UK/ˈdɛfləɡɹənt/

adjective

That burns with intense light and heat.

Scrabble 15
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Meanings

adjectivedeflagrant (comparative more deflagrant, superlative most deflagrant)

comparative more deflagrant · superlative most deflagrant

  1. That burns with intense light and heat.

    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.

    2003, Allan M. Williams, The Knight and the Blast Furnace
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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