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