Meanings of deflagration in English

The surrounding air is not necessary to the deflagration.

It seems to me that the deflagration, by the intense brilliancy of the substances in combustion, is produced in pure oxygen.

Therefore the volume of powder is to the volume of gas produced by its deflagration as 1 to 400.

It seems to me, too, that that deflagration has the intensity and brilliancy of objects the combustion of which is produced in pure oxygen.

It was, in other words, the least possible amount of devastation that could possibly result from deflagration of a sack of gunpowder inside the house.

"We shall use a large-grained powder," answered the major; "its deflagration is the most rapid."

"Prepared by deflagration in a crucible, one part of nitre with two of powdered tartar," proceeded Mr. Arcubus.