phlegmatize

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verb

To render an explosive less sensitive to causes of explosion by adding phlegmatizers.

Scrabble 28

Meanings

verbphlegmatize (third-person singular simple present phlegmatizes, present participle phlegmatizing, simple past and past participle phlegmatized)

present singular third person phlegmatizes · participle present phlegmatizing · participle past phlegmatized · past phlegmatized

  1. To render an explosive less sensitive to causes of explosion by adding phlegmatizers.

Translations

Italian flemmatizzare
  • flemmatizzareadd phlegmatizers to an explosive
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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