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

present participle of deflagrate

The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.

(physics) To burn with intense light and heat. / Specifically, to combust subsonically through thermal conduction.

plural of deflagration

That burns with intense light and heat.

simple past tense and past participle of deflagrate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflagrate

That causes (or is accompanied by) deflagration

plural of deflagrator