Deflagrating

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Deflagrate \Def"la*grate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Deflagrated}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Deflagrating}.] [L. deflagratus, p. p. of
     deflagrare to burn up; de- + flagrare to flame, burn.]
     (Chem.)
     To burn with a sudden and sparkling combustion, as niter;
     also, to snap and crackle with slight explosions when heated,


     as salt.
     [1913 Webster]