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Deflagrant vs Flagrant - What's the difference?

deflagrant | flagrant |

As adjectives the difference between deflagrant and flagrant

is that deflagrant is deflagrant while flagrant is obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous or flagrant can be (obsolete).

As a verb deflagrant

is .

deflagrant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That burns with intense light and heat.
  • * 2003 Allan M. Williams - The Knight and the Blast Furnace
    • Gunpowder is a deflagrant (ie rapidly-burning) mixture of a solid fuel such as charcoal with a solid oxidising agent - the only one available up to the late 18th century was saltpetre.

    Related terms

    * deflagrate * deflagration * deflagrating spoon ----

    flagrant

    English

    Alternative forms

    * flagraunt (qualifier)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) flagrant, from (etyl) flagrantem, present participle of . More at (l).

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous
  • * 1740, David Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature
    • It is certain, therefore, that in all our notions of morals we never entertain such an absurdity as that of passive obedience, but make allowances for resistance in the more flagrant instances of tyranny and oppression.
  • (archaic) On fire, flaming.
    • Synonyms
    * (obvious and offensive) blatant, glaring * (on fire) burning, flaming
    Related terms
    * in flagrante delicto

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete)
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