deflagratorn.
/ˈdɛfləɡreɪtə/, U.S. /dəˈflæˌɡreɪdər/, /diˈflæˌɡreɪdər/ An instrument or apparatus for producing deflagration, esp. a voltaic arrangement for the production of intense heat.
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deflagrator1824
1824 H. W. Longfellow Let. 11 Apr. in S. Longfellow Life H. W. Longfellow (1891) I. v. 51 The galvanick heat produced by Professor Hare's deflagrator.
1827 Weekes in Mechanics' Mag. 7 425 The Safety gas deflagrator, an oxyhydrogen blowpipe on an entirely new principle.
1876 S. Kens. Mus. Catal. No. 1256 Hare's Calorimotor, or Deflagrator.
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