deflagration

noun

combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat

Roots

dede- · Latin · down, intensive flagrareflagr- · Latin · to blaze, burn tio-ation · Latin · act of

Synonyms for deflagration

combustionn burningn cinerationn blazen concremationn incinerationn flamingadj

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