Definition of phlogiston in English:

phlogiston

noun fləˈɡɪst(ə)nfləˈdʒɪst(ə)nfloʊˈdʒɪstən

mass noun

A substance supposed by 18th-century chemists to exist in all combustible bodies, and to be released in combustion.
Example sentencesExamples
- And combustion, as they understood it, happened when phlogiston, a hypothetical earthlike substance characterized mainly by its combustibility, was removed from an object.
- For example, sun-centered astronomy replaced earth-centered, oxygen superseded phlogiston, and absolute space gave way to curved space.
- According to the phlogiston theory, combustible materials contain a substance - phlogiston - that is emitted by the material as it burns.
- In the phlogiston theory, phlogiston is released during combustion, and in the oxygen theory, oxygen is absorbed during combustion.
- Biologists used to believe in the inheritance of acquired characteristics, chemists in phlogiston, physicists in absolute (pre-relativity) time.

Origin

Mid 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek phlogizein 'set on fire', from phlox, phlog- 'flame', from the base of phlegein 'to burn'.

Definition of phlogiston in US English:

phlogiston

nounfloʊˈdʒɪstənflōˈjistən

A substance supposed by 18th-century chemists to exist in all combustible bodies, and to be released in combustion.
Example sentencesExamples
- And combustion, as they understood it, happened when phlogiston, a hypothetical earthlike substance characterized mainly by its combustibility, was removed from an object.
- Biologists used to believe in the inheritance of acquired characteristics, chemists in phlogiston, physicists in absolute (pre-relativity) time.
- For example, sun-centered astronomy replaced earth-centered, oxygen superseded phlogiston, and absolute space gave way to curved space.
- According to the phlogiston theory, combustible materials contain a substance - phlogiston - that is emitted by the material as it burns.
- In the phlogiston theory, phlogiston is released during combustion, and in the oxygen theory, oxygen is absorbed during combustion.

Origin

Mid 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek phlogizein ‘set on fire’, from phlox, phlog- ‘flame’, from the base of phlegein ‘to burn’.

单词	phlogiston
释义	Definition of phlogiston in English: phlogiston noun fləˈɡɪst(ə)nfləˈdʒɪst(ə)nfloʊˈdʒɪstən mass noun A substance supposed by 18th-century chemists to exist in all combustible bodies, and to be released in combustion. Example sentencesExamples And combustion, as they understood it, happened when phlogiston, a hypothetical earthlike substance characterized mainly by its combustibility, was removed from an object. For example, sun-centered astronomy replaced earth-centered, oxygen superseded phlogiston, and absolute space gave way to curved space. According to the phlogiston theory, combustible materials contain a substance - phlogiston - that is emitted by the material as it burns. In the phlogiston theory, phlogiston is released during combustion, and in the oxygen theory, oxygen is absorbed during combustion. Biologists used to believe in the inheritance of acquired characteristics, chemists in phlogiston, physicists in absolute (pre-relativity) time. Origin Mid 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek phlogizein 'set on fire', from phlox, phlog- 'flame', from the base of phlegein 'to burn'. Definition of phlogiston in US English: phlogiston nounfloʊˈdʒɪstənflōˈjistən A substance supposed by 18th-century chemists to exist in all combustible bodies, and to be released in combustion. Example sentencesExamples And combustion, as they understood it, happened when phlogiston, a hypothetical earthlike substance characterized mainly by its combustibility, was removed from an object. Biologists used to believe in the inheritance of acquired characteristics, chemists in phlogiston, physicists in absolute (pre-relativity) time. For example, sun-centered astronomy replaced earth-centered, oxygen superseded phlogiston, and absolute space gave way to curved space. According to the phlogiston theory, combustible materials contain a substance - phlogiston - that is emitted by the material as it burns. In the phlogiston theory, phlogiston is released during combustion, and in the oxygen theory, oxygen is absorbed during combustion. Origin Mid 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek phlogizein ‘set on fire’, from phlox, phlog- ‘flame’, from the base of phlegein ‘to burn’.
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