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phlogistonism

phlogistonism noun: the phlogiston theory.

Noun

phlogistonism (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The phlogiston theory.

Origin of phlogistonism

From phlogiston + -ism.

Questions about phlogistonism

What does phlogistonism mean?
Phlogistonism means the phlogiston theory.
What part of speech is phlogistonism?
Phlogistonism is a noun.

Words near phlogistonism in the dictionary

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

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