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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

phlogistic

/floh-jis-tik/US // floʊˈdʒɪs tɪk //UK // (flɒˈdʒɪstɪk) //

哲学,哲学的,哲学上的,哲学性

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Pathology. inflammatory.
    • : pertaining to or consisting of phlogiston.

Examples

  • The weak point of the phlogistic theory was its practical disregard of the phenomena of weight.

  • It will be seen from this that the phlogistic theory was a step towards chemistry and away from alchemy.

  • The theory advocated by Lavoisier came to displace the phlogistic conception; but at first its acceptance was slow.

  • It thus happened that in the earlier treatises on phlogistic chemistry organic substances were grouped with all combustibles.

  • During the phlogistic period, the detection of the constituents of compounds was considerably developed.

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