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Phlogiston vs Phlogistonic - What's the difference?

phlogiston | phlogistonic |

As a noun phlogiston

is phlogiston.

As an adjective phlogistonic is

of or pertaining to phlogiston or the theory of phlogiston.

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

    phlogistonic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to phlogiston or the theory of phlogiston.
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