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deflagatory

deflagatory adjective: of or pertaining to rapidly burnable materials, or to a process of rapid combustion.

Adjective

deflagatory (comparative more deflagatory, superlative most deflagatory)

  1. Of or pertaining to rapidly burnable materials, or to a process of rapid combustion.
    • This deflagatory reaction created sufficient pressure to propel a projectile out of a tube with enough speed to kill or injure an opposing combatant.

Forms of deflagatory

comparativemore deflagatory
superlativemost deflagatory

Questions about deflagatory

What does deflagatory mean?
Deflagatory means of or pertaining to rapidly burnable materials, or to a process of rapid combustion.
What part of speech is deflagatory?
Deflagatory is an adjective.

Words near deflagatory in the dictionary

  1. defishing
  2. defix
  3. defixed
  4. defixes
  5. defixing
  6. deflagatory
  7. deflagellate
  8. deflagellated
  9. deflagellation
  10. deflagellations
  11. deflagrability

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