Associations to the word «Phlogiston»
Noun
- Chemist
- Antoine
- Cavendish
- Respiration
- Alchemy
- Oxygen
- Georg
- Chemistry
- Ernst
- Substance
- Theory
- Laurent
- Nomenclature
- Decomposition
- Sulphur
- Joachim
- Metal
- Johann
- Mikhail
- Overthrow
- Belgrade
- Oxide
- Burning
- Mercury
- Freezing
- Fluid
- Enlightenment
- Nitrogen
- Experiment
- Hydrogen
- Hermann
- Wilhelm
- Doctrine
- Dioxide
- Affinity
- Computing
- Serbia
- François
- Acid
- Newton
- Heat
- Principle
- Inventor
- Claude
- Electricity
- Psychology
- Transaction
- Sphere
- Burn
- Phenomenon
- Discovery
- Sur
- Pierre
- Friedrich
- Revolution
- Conservation
- Element
- Joseph
- Carl
- Combination
- Reflection
- Gas
- Essay
- Scientist
- Weight
- Compound
- Explanation
- Birmingham
- Consideration
- Existence
- Gain
- Observation
- Philosophy
- Mass
Adjective
Wiktionary
PHLOGISTON, noun. (chemistry) (historical) The hypothetical fiery principle formerly assumed to be a necessary constituent of combustible bodies and to be given up by them in burning.
PHLOGISTON THEORY, noun. (chemistry) an obsolete scientific theory of combustion
Dictionary definition
PHLOGISTON, noun. A hypothetical substance once believed to be present in all combustible materials and to be released during burning.
Wise words
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