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1. (n.) phlogiston
a nonexistent chemical that, prior to the discovery of oxygen, was thought to be released during combustion.
Etymology: (1720–30; < NL: inflammability, n. use of Gk phlogistón, neut. of phlogistós inflammable, burnt up; see phlogistic)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) phlogiston
a hypothetical substance once believed to be present in all combustible materials and to be released during burning
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1. (noun) phlogiston
the hypothetical principle of fire, or inflammability, regarded by Stahl as a chemical element
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. phlogiston
a name given by the old chemists to an imaginary principle of fire, latent in bodies, and which escaped during combustion.
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