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deflagrable

deflagrable adjective: burning with a sudden and sparkling combustion; slightly explosive; liable to snap and crackle when heated, like salt.

Adjective

deflagrable (comparative more deflagrable, superlative most deflagrable)

  1. (archaic) Burning with a sudden and sparkling combustion; slightly explosive; liable to snap and crackle when heated, like salt.

Forms of deflagrable

comparativemore deflagrable
superlativemost deflagrable

Origin of deflagrable

See deflagrate and -able.

Words formed from deflagrable

Questions about deflagrable

What does deflagrable mean?
Deflagrable means burning with a sudden and sparkling combustion; slightly explosive; liable to snap and crackle when heated, like salt.
What part of speech is deflagrable?
Deflagrable is an adjective.

Words near deflagrable in the dictionary

  1. deflagellate
  2. deflagellated
  3. deflagellation
  4. deflagellations
  5. deflagrability
  6. deflagrable
  7. deflagrant
  8. deflagrate
  9. deflagrated
  10. deflagrates
  11. deflagrating

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