PHLOGISTON


Meaning of PHLOGISTON in English

/floh jis"ton, -teuhn/ , n.

a nonexistent chemical that, prior to the discovery of oxygen, was thought to be released during combustion.

[ 1720-30; phlogistón, neut. of phlogistós inflammable, burnt up; see PHLOGISTIC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .