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aphlogistic

aphlogistic adjective: flameless.

Adjective

aphlogistic (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) flameless
    • an aphlogistic lamp
    • aphlogistic coal

Origin of aphlogistic

From a- + phlogistic.

Questions about aphlogistic

What does aphlogistic mean?
Aphlogistic means flameless.
What part of speech is aphlogistic?
Aphlogistic is an adjective.

Words near aphlogistic in the dictionary

  1. aphilosophical
  2. aphis
  3. aphlebia
  4. aphlebiae
  5. aphlebial
  6. aphlogistic
  7. aphobe
  8. aphobes
  9. aphobia
  10. aphodiid
  11. aphodiids

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