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- verb Present participle of
deflagrate .
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Examples
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“However, we discovered a new process, whereby a controlled, deflagrating explosion can be chemically created using a pure proton chain.”
The Best and The Brightest SUSAN WRIGHT 1998
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So as not to destroy the block of stone, a deflagrating explosive, which decomposes slowly, is used, such as black powder (a mixture of ground charcoal, sulphur and saltpetre) with a shock-wave propagation rate of
2. QUARRYING 1992
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[26] Place a piece of sulphur on a deflagrating spoon and light it by placing it in the flame and allow it to burn.
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Cover with a piece of platinum foil, and heat gently with a Bunsen burner till the nitre melts and the stuff shows signs of deflagrating; remove the heat, and allow the action to go on by itself for a minute or so, then heat over the
A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Cornelius Beringer 1886
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In chemistry, one would use a deflagrating-spoon, which is a cup with a long vertical shank for handling chemicals that exhibit such properties.
murderati 2009
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"The germ of the first knowledge of an explosive was probably the accidental discovery, ages ago, of the deflagrating property of the natural saltpeter _when in contact with incandescent charcoal_." [
Scientific American Supplement, No. 288, July 9, 1881 Various
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Murray 1, 237.) Great Batteries of England -- of the Royal Institution 200 boxes, 2000 prs. of plates -- astonishing effects (Davy 85) -- Children's battery of great plates -- deflagrating effects (Ib 84.) 1.
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