noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, neuter of phlogistos inflammable, from phlogizein to set on fire, from phlog-, phlox flame, from phlegein Date: 1733 the hypothetical principle of fire regarded formerly as a material substance
PHLOGISTON
Meaning of PHLOGISTON in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012