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Word: Deflagration
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: from Latin deflagratio(n-), from the verb deflagrare (see deflagrate)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɛfləˈɡreɪʃ(ə)n
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the action of heating a substance until it burns away rapidly.
Short Definition:action of heating substance until it burns away rapidly
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