PHLOGISTON
\flˈɒd͡ʒɪstən], \flˈɒdʒɪstən], \f_l_ˈɒ_dʒ_ɪ_s_t_ə_n]\
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By Daniel Lyons
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A hypothetical imponderable principle contained, according to Stahl, in all combustible substances and by its liberation causing their combustion when they were said to be dephlogisticated [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].