English Explanatory Dictionary

dephlogisticate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To take away the phlogiston, i.e. ability to burn, which is now understood to be chemically impossible

Pronunciation

dē"flŏjĭs'tĭkāt" /ˌdiflɒˈd͡ʒɪstɪˌkeɪt/ /ˌdiflɑˈd͡ʒɪstɪˌke(ɪ)t/ En-us-dephlogisticate.oga

Word forms

dephlogisticate dephlogisticates dephlogisticating dephlogisticated

Etymology

From de- + phlogisticate, after French déphlogistiquer (“to dephlogisticate”).

Derived words

dephlogisticated
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