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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φλογιστός (phlogistós, “flammable”), from φλόξ (phlóx, “flame”); in chemistry sense reinforced by phlogist(on) + -ic.
Adjective
phlogistic (comparative more phlogistic, superlative most phlogistic)
- (medicine) Inflammatory; pertaining to inflammations and fevers.
- (chemistry, physics, now historical) Pertaining to or containing phlogiston.
2004, Robert E Schofield, The Enlightened Joseph Priestley, Pennsylvania State University, published 2004, page 100:His experiments, with their phlogistic explanations, led him to believe that the only distinct species of air were the fixed, alkaline, and acid.
- (obsolete) Burning, fiery.
Derived terms
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