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phlogistick

phlogistick is the obsolete form of phlogistic.

Meaning of phlogistic

Adjective

phlogistic (comparative more phlogistic, superlative most phlogistic)

  1. Inflammatory; pertaining to inflammations and fevers.
  2. (historical) Pertaining to or containing phlogiston.
    • His experiments, with their phlogistic explanations, led him to believe that the only distinct species of air were the fixed, alkaline, and acid.2004, Robert E Schofield, The Enlightened Joseph Priestley, Pennsylvania State University, published 2004, page 100
  3. (obsolete) Burning, fiery.

Questions about phlogistick

What is phlogistick the obsolete form of?
Phlogistick is the obsolete form of phlogistic.

Words near phlogistick in the dictionary

  1. phlogisticated air
  2. phlogisticates
  3. phlogisticating
  4. phlogistication
  5. phlogistications
  6. phlogistick
  7. phlogiston
  8. phlogiston theory
  9. phlogistonic
  10. phlogistonism
  11. phlogistonist

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Adapted from Wiktionary: phlogistick (page history and authors); phlogistic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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