Deflagration
Pronunciation : Def`la*gra"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. deflagratio: cf. F. d?flagration.]
Definition : 1. A burning up; conflagration. "Innumerable deluges and deflagrations." Bp. Pearson.
2. (Chem.)
Defn: The act or process of deflagrating.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913