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phlogistonic

phlogistonic adjective: of or pertaining to phlogiston or the theory of phlogiston.

Adjective

phlogistonic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to phlogiston or the theory of phlogiston.
    • The point which Kuhn brings out particularly in his consideration of attempts to translate between phlogistonic and 'modern' chemistry is this: that not even long 'paraphrases' or complicated multiple uses of symbols can be usefully said to 'capture', to translate, phlogistonic chemistry: 'We have...2002, Wes W. Sharrock, Rupert J. Read, Kuhn: philosopher of scientific revolutions, page 151

Origin of phlogistonic

From phlogiston + -ic.

Questions about phlogistonic

What does phlogistonic mean?
Phlogistonic means of or pertaining to phlogiston or the theory of phlogiston.
What part of speech is phlogistonic?
Phlogistonic is an adjective.

Words near phlogistonic in the dictionary

  1. phlogistication
  2. phlogistications
  3. phlogistick
  4. phlogiston
  5. phlogiston theory
  6. phlogistonic
  7. phlogistonism
  8. phlogistonist
  9. phlogistonists
  10. phlogistons
  11. phlogogenetic

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