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单词 phlogiston
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
phlo•gis•ton  (flō jis′ton, -tən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Chemistrya nonexistent chemical that, prior to the discovery of oxygen, was thought to be released during combustion.
  • Neo-Latin: inflammability, noun, nominal use of Greek phlogistón, neuter of phlogistós inflammable, burnt up; see phlogistic
  • 1720–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
phlogiston /flɒˈdʒɪstɒn -tən/ n
  1. a hypothetical substance formerly thought to be present in all combustible materials and to be released during burning
Etymology: 18th Century: via New Latin from Greek, from phlogizein to set alight; related to phlegein to burn
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