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phlogiston

/floh-jis-ton, -tuhn/US // floʊˈdʒɪs tɒn, -tən //UK // (flɒˈdʒɪstɒn, -tən) //

卤素,燃烧剂,焰火,焰火烧

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a nonexistent chemical that, prior to the discovery of oxygen, was thought to be released during combustion.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as infire
Forms: phlogistons

Examples

  • Thus we say that the union of phlogiston to a particular kind of earth is the cause of its becoming a metal.

  • It dissolves many substances containing phlogiston, as iron, dry flesh, &c. and thereby forms a little inflammable air.

  • These facts shew that alkaline air consists chiefly of phlogiston.

  • The nitrous acid unites with phlogiston, alkalis, metallic substances, and calcareous earth.

  • It is less capable of concentration than the vitriolic or nitrous acids, perhaps from a more intimate union of phlogiston with it.