deflagrant

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdɛfləɡɹənt/

Adjective

deflagrant (comparative more deflagrant, superlative most deflagrant)

1. That burns with intense light and heat.
   • 2003 Allan M. Williams - The Knight and the Blast Furnace

     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.

Related terms

• deflagrate
• deflagration
• deflagrating spoon

Latin

Verb

dēflagrant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of dēflagrō