PHLOGISTON


Meaning of PHLOGISTON in English

[phlo.gis.ton] n [NL, fr. Gk, neut. of phlogistos inflammable, fr. phlogizein to set on fire, fr. phlog-, phlox flame, fr. phlegein] (1733): the hypothetical principle of fire regarded formerly as a material substance

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