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inflammable air

inflammable air noun: hydrogen.

Noun

inflammable air (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Hydrogen.
    • Mr. Cavendish has shewn, that the gas called inflammable air, is at least ten times lighter than common air; Mr. Lavoisier contends, that it is one of the component parts of water, and is by him called hydrogene.1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation, J. Johnson, page 11

Questions about inflammable air

What does inflammable air mean?
Inflammable air means hydrogen.
What part of speech is inflammable air?
Inflammable air is a noun.

Words near inflammable air in the dictionary

  1. inflaming
  2. inflamingly
  3. inflammabilities
  4. inflammability
  5. inflammable
  6. inflammable air
  7. inflammable cinnabar
  8. inflammableness
  9. inflammables
  10. inflammably
  11. inflammage

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