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Phlogiston

Phlogiston Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Phlogiston? [n] a hypothetical substance once believed to be present in all combustible materials and to be released during burning Synonyms \| Synonyms for Phlogiston: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Phlogiston: See Also \| matter \| substance Phlogiston In Webster's Dictionary \Phlo*gis"ton\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? burnt, set on fire, fr. ? to set on fire, to burn, fr. ?, ?, a flame, blaze. See {Phlox}.] (Old Chem.) The hypothetical principle of fire, or inflammability, regarded by Stahl as a chemical element. Note: This was supposed to be united with combustible (phlogisticated) bodies and to be separated from incombustible (dephlogisticated) bodies, the phenomena of flame and burning being the escape of phlogiston. Soot and sulphur were regarded as nearly pure phlogiston. The essential principle of this theory was, that combustion was a decomposition rather than the union and combination which it has since been shown to be.

Phlogiston Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Phlogiston?

[n] a hypothetical substance once believed to be present in all combustible materials and to be released during burning

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Phlogiston In Webster's Dictionary

\Phlo*gis"ton\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? burnt, set on
fire, fr. ? to set on fire, to burn, fr. ?, ?, a flame,
blaze. See {Phlox}.] (Old Chem.)
The hypothetical principle of fire, or inflammability,
regarded by Stahl as a chemical element.

Note: This was supposed to be united with combustible
      (phlogisticated) bodies and to be separated from
      incombustible (dephlogisticated) bodies, the phenomena
      of flame and burning being the escape of phlogiston.
      Soot and sulphur were regarded as nearly pure
      phlogiston. The essential principle of this theory was,
      that combustion was a decomposition rather than the
      union and combination which it has since been shown to
      be.

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