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phlogistians

phlogistians is the plural of phlogistian.

Meaning of phlogistian

Noun

phlogistian (plural phlogistians)

  1. A believer in the existence of phlogiston.
    • It [air] was liable, according to the phlogistians, to vitiation, by the addition to it of phlogiston, […]1810, George Wilson, “General Sketch of Cavendish's Scientific Researches and Discoveries”, in The Life of the Honᵇˡᵉ Henry Cavendish, page 39

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Questions about phlogistians

What is phlogistians the plural of?
Phlogistians is the plural of phlogistian.

Words near phlogistians in the dictionary

  1. phloeoterma
  2. phloephagous
  3. phlog
  4. phlogging
  5. phlogistian
  6. phlogistians
  7. phlogistic
  8. phlogistical
  9. phlogistically
  10. phlogisticate
  11. phlogisticated

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