A substance or device that causes or undergoes deflagration; something capable of producing rapid, intense burning.
From deflagrate plus the agentive suffix -or (one who or that which does). Created in English to name substances or devices that produce deflagration.
Potassium permanganate mixed with glycerin is a classic deflagrator used in chemistry demonstrations—it ignites spontaneously without a spark and burns brilliantly!
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