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deflagrate
deflagrate, v. Physics. (ˈdɛfləgreɪt) [f. L. dēflagrāt-, ppl. stem of dēflagrāre to burn away, burn up, consume, f. de- I. 3 + flagrāre to burn.] 1. trans. To cause to burn away with sudden evolution of flame and rapid, sharp combustion (e.g. a mixture of charcoal and nitre thrown into a red-hot cru...
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Chlorate
Mixtures of chlorate salts with virtually any combustible material (sugar, sawdust, charcoal, organic solvents, metals, etc.) will readily deflagrate.
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deflagrable
deflagrable, a. rare. (ˈdɛfləgrəb(ə)l) [f. L. dēflagrā-re to deflagrate + -ble.]a 1691 Boyle Wks. I. 538 (R.) More inflammable and deflagrable.
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deflagrating
ˈdeflagrating, vbl. n. The action of the verb to deflagrate; used attrib. in deflagrating spoon, a metal spoon with a long handle, used for holding small quantities of materials that deflagrate.1827 [see spoon n. 4 b]. 1867 Bloxam Chem. 7 The experiment is most conveniently performed by heating the ...
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Lithium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate
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Lithium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate will deflagrate on melting (ca 265 C) giving thick black smoke, even under nitrogen.
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deflagrator
deflagrator (ˈdɛfləgreɪtə(r)) [agent-n. in L. form, from dēflagrāre to deflagrate.] An instrument or apparatus for producing deflagration, esp. a voltaic arrangement for the production of intense heat.1824 Longfellow in Life (1891) I. v. 51 The galvanick heat produced by Professor Hare's deflagrator...
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Potassium perchlorate
Otherwise such mixtures simply deflagrate with an intense purple flame characteristic of potassium.
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flagrate
† ˈflagrate, v. Obs. [f. L. flagrāt- ppl. stem of flagrāre to burn.] 1. intr. To burst into flame; to deflagrate.1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters II. 101 It does not flagrate or fulgurate, as nitre does. 2. trans. To injure by fire; to burn. Hence ˈflagrating ppl. a.1705 Greenhill Art Embalming iii. 336 Ty...
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Detonation velocity
Gas explosions can either deflagrate or detonate based on confinement; detonation velocities are generally around 1700 m/s but can be as high as 3000m/
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deflagration
deflagration (dɛfləˈgreɪʃən) [ad. L. dēflagrātiōn-em, n. of action from dēflagrāre to deflagrate. Cf. mod.F. déflagration.] † 1. The rapid burning away of anything in a destructive fire; consumption by a blazing fire. Obs.1607 J. King Serm. 30 A type of the deflagration of Sodome and Gomorre. a 1633...
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Piast Canal
After evacuating approximately 750 people who lived nearby, an attempt was undertaken by the Polish Navy's 8th Coastal Defence Flotilla to deflagrate it
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Chloric acid
Most organics and flammables will deflagrate on contact.
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deflagrability
deflagraˈbility rare. [f. next: see -ity.] Deflagrable quality, readiness to deflagrate.a 1691 Boyle Wks. I. 362 (R.) The opinion of the ready deflagrability (if I may so speak) of salt-petre.
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Powder keg
The barrels had to be handled with care, since a spark or other source of heat could cause the contents to deflagrate.
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Blast wave
LE deflagrate to create a subsonic explosion and lack HE's over-pressurization wave.
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