phlogistic

English

Alternative forms

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)

  1. (medicine) Inflammatory; pertaining to inflammations and fevers. [from 18th c.]
  2. (chemistry, physics, now historical) Pertaining to or containing phlogiston. [from 18th c.]
    • 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.
  3. (obsolete) Burning, fiery. [18th–19th c.]

Derived terms

(phlogiston):

  • phlogistics
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