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dephlogisticating

dephlogisticating is the present participle and gerund of dephlogisticate.

Meaning of dephlogisticate

Verb

dephlogisticate (third-person singular simple present dephlogisticates, present participle dephlogisticating, simple past and past participle dephlogisticated)

  1. To take away the phlogiston, i.e. ability to burn, which is now understood to be chemically impossible

Questions about dephlogisticating

What is dephlogisticating the present participle and gerund of?
Dephlogisticating is the present participle and gerund of dephlogisticate.

Words near dephlogisticating in the dictionary

  1. dephlegms
  2. dephlogisticate
  3. dephlogisticated
  4. dephlogisticated air
  5. dephlogisticates
  6. dephlogisticating
  7. dephlogistication
  8. dephlogistications
  9. dephonologization
  10. dephosphatase
  11. dephosphatases

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