deflagrant
See also: déflagrant
English
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editdeflagrant (comparative more deflagrant, superlative most deflagrant)
- 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
editCatalan
editVerb
editdeflagrant
Latin
editVerb
editdēflagrant
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French déflagrant.
Adjective
editdeflagrant m or n (feminine singular deflagrantă, masculine plural deflagranți, feminine and neuter plural deflagrante)
Declension
editDeclension of deflagrant
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | deflagrant | deflagrantă | deflagranți | deflagrante | ||
definite | deflagrantul | deflagranta | deflagranții | deflagrantele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | deflagrant | deflagrante | deflagranți | deflagrante | ||
definite | deflagrantului | deflagrantei | deflagranților | deflagrantelor |