A material added to an explosive to make it less susceptible to detonation and thus more stable and safer to handle and transport.

plural of phlegmatizer

Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish. / (archaic) Abounding in phlegm. / Generating, causing, or full of phlegm.

One who has a phlegmatic disposition.

In a manner that is sluggish, without enthusiasm.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of phlegmatize

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

present participle of phlegmatize

The act or process of phlegmatizing.

simple past tense and past participle of phlegmatize