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Phlogiston vs Antiphlogistic - What's the difference?

phlogiston | antiphlogistic |

As nouns the difference between phlogiston and antiphlogistic

is that phlogiston is phlogiston while antiphlogistic is (pharmacology) a plant or remedy that reduces inflammation.

As an adjective antiphlogistic is

counteracting inflammation.

phlogiston

English

(phlogiston theory)

Noun

(-)
  • (chemistry, historical) The hypothetical fiery principle formerly assumed to be a necessary constituent of combustible bodies and to be given up by them in burning.
  • *2006 , (Philip Ball), The Devil's Doctor , Arrow 2007, p. 397:
  • *:Stahl argued that phlogiston could explain combustion, a central concern of eighteenth-century chemistry.

    • Related terms

    * dephlogisticated air

    antiphlogistic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Counteracting inflammation.
  • Opposed to the doctrine of phlogiston.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pharmacology) A plant or remedy that reduces inflammation.