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Phlogiston vs Oxidation - What's the difference?

phlogiston | oxidation |

As nouns the difference between phlogiston and oxidation

is that phlogiston is phlogiston while oxidation is oxidation, a reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons.

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

    oxidation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The combination of a substance with oxygen.
  • (chemistry) A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the element increases.

    • Antonyms

    * reduction

    Derived terms

    * oxidational

    Related terms

    * oxidate * oxidative * oxide