Dĕf'la-grā´tion, n.
n. [Lat. deflagratio, Fr. déflagration, It. deflagrazione.] (Chem.) A sudden and sparkling combustion, but without explosion, attended with much evolution of flame and gas, as of metals by an electric current.
n. [Lat. deflagratio, Fr. déflagration, It. deflagrazione.] (Chem.) A sudden and sparkling combustion, but without explosion, attended with much evolution of flame and gas, as of metals by an electric current.