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Taxonomy vs Phlogiston - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and phlogiston

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while phlogiston is phlogiston.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    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