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Deflagrate

To burn with a sudden and sparkling combustion, as niter; also, to snap and crackle with slight explosions when heated, as salt.

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Burn 76% connected

To consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire; -- frequently intensified by up: as, to burn up wood.

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Combust 76% connected

Burnt; consumed.

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Deflagration 74% connected

A burning up; conflagration.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Deflagration 74% connected

A burning up; conflagration.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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