dephlogisticate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) enPR: dē"flŏjĭs'tĭkāt", IPA(key): /ˌdiflɒˈd͡ʒɪstɪˌkeɪt/
  • (US) enPR: dē"flŏjĭs'tĭkāt", IPA(key): /ˌdiflɑˈd͡ʒɪstɪˌke(ɪ)t/
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Verb[edit]

dephlogisticate (third-person singular simple present dephlogisticates, present participle dephlogisticating, simple past and past participle dephlogisticated)

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

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