deflagrate verb trans. & intrans. ['dɛflǝgreɪt] E18.
[Latin deflagrat- pa. ppl stem of deflagrare burn up, from de- DE- 1 + flagrare burn: see -ATE³.]
Chiefly Chemistry. (Cause to) burst into flames and burn away rapidly.
deflagrating spoon a long-handled metal spoon used for holding small quantities of materials that deflagrate.

■ deflagrator noun an apparatus for producing deflagration E19.

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