deflagration - combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat

flame, flaming, fire - the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"

internal combustion - the combustion of fuel inside a cylinder (as in an internal-combustion engine)

oxidation, oxidisation, oxidization - the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction

garboil, tumult, tumultuousness, uproar - a state of commotion and noise and confusion

change of integrity - the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something

arson, fire-raising, incendiarism - malicious burning to destroy property; "the British term for arson is fire-raising"

kindling, firing, ignition, inflammation, lighting - the act of setting on fire or catching fire

incineration - the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes