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deflagration

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Deflagration (noun) means a sudden, fierce burning, especially one that spreads through a material by heat rather than by a shock wave.

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A sudden, fierce burning, especially one that spreads through a material by heat rather than by a shock wave.
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Etymology

Deflagration comes from Latin dēflagrātiō, which developed from dēflagrāre.

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"deflagration" (noun) means a sudden, fierce burning, especially one that spreads through a material by heat rather than by a shock wave.
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