phlogistian
English
editEtymology
editFrom phlogist(on) + -ian.
Noun
editphlogistian (plural phlogistians)
- A believer in the existence of phlogiston.
Adjective
editphlogistian (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to phlogiston or phlogiston theory.
- 1894 July 13, “Notices of Books”, in William Crookes, editor, The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, volume 70, number 1807:
- In Davy's time it was still necessary in considering any novel fact to keep the phlogistian hypothesis in view, and to demonstrate its inability to explain the new discoveries.
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editReferences
edit- “phlogistian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.