Deflagrate

[deflәgreit]

Definition

(verb.) burn with great heat and intense light; 'the powder deflagrated'.

(verb.) cause to burn rapidly and with great intensity; 'care must be exercised when this substance is to be deflagrated'.

Edited by Bessie--From WordNet

Definition

(v. i.) To burn with a sudden and sparkling combustion, as niter; also, to snap and crackle with slight explosions when heated, as salt.

(v. t.) To cause to burn with sudden and sparkling combustion, as by the action of intense heat; to burn or vaporize suddenly; as, to deflagrate refractory metals in the oxyhydrogen flame.

Typed by Carlyle

Definition

v.i. or v.t. to burn down: to burn rapidly.—ns. Deflagrabil′ity combustibility; Deflagrā′tion; Def′lagrator a galvanic instrument for producing rapid combustion.

Edited by Cheryl