dephlogistication
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
dephlogistication (usually uncountable, plural dephlogistications)
- (chemistry, obsolete) The process of dephlogisticating; removal of the phlogiston, a supposed element released during combustion.
References[edit]
- “Dephlogisticcate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.