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deflagrating

deflagrating is the present participle and gerund of deflagrate.

Meaning of deflagrate

Verb

deflagrate (third-person singular simple present deflagrates, present participle deflagrating, simple past and past participle deflagrated)

  1. To burn with intense light and heat.
    1. Specifically, to combust subsonically through thermal conduction.

Words formed from deflagrating

Phrases with deflagrating

Questions about deflagrating

What is deflagrating the present participle and gerund of?
Deflagrating is the present participle and gerund of deflagrate.

Words near deflagrating in the dictionary

  1. deflagrable
  2. deflagrant
  3. deflagrate
  4. deflagrated
  5. deflagrates
  6. deflagrating
  7. deflagrating spoon
  8. deflagrating spoons
  9. deflagration
  10. deflagrations
  11. deflagrative

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