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dephlogistication

dephlogistication noun: the process of dephlogisticating; removal of the phlogiston, a supposed element released during combustion.

Noun

dephlogistication (usually uncountable, plural dephlogistications)

  1. (obsolete, usually) The process of dephlogisticating; removal of the phlogiston, a supposed element released during combustion.

Forms of dephlogistication

pluraldephlogistications

Origin of dephlogistication

From de- + phlogistication.

Questions about dephlogistication

What does dephlogistication mean?
Dephlogistication means the process of dephlogisticating; removal of the phlogiston, a supposed element released during combustion.
What part of speech is dephlogistication?
Dephlogistication is a noun.
What is the plural of dephlogistication?
The plural of dephlogistication is dephlogistications.

Words near dephlogistication in the dictionary

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

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