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phlogiston
[ floh-jis-ton, -tuhn ]
noun
- a nonexistent chemical that, prior to the discovery of oxygen, was thought to be released during combustion.
phlogiston
/ -³ÙÉ™²Ô; flɒˈdʒɪstÉ’n /
noun
- chem a hypothetical substance formerly thought to be present in all combustible materials and to be released during burning
phlogiston
/ ´Ú±ôÅ-ÂáIJõ′³ÙÉ™²Ô /
- A hypothetical colorless, odorless, weightless substance once believed to be the combustible part of all flammable substances and to be given off as flame during burning. In the 18th century, Antoine Lavoisier proved that phlogiston does not exist.
- See Note at Lavoisier
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of phlogiston1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of phlogiston1
Example Sentences
One day we may discover that some of our most cherished forms of knowledge are as obsolete as epicycles, phlogiston, caloric, the electromagnetic aether and, indeed, Newtonian physics.
These include: wishful thinking, hearsay, phlogiston, alchemy, divination, Magic 8 Ball, séance, witchcraft, fake news, sorcery, transmutation, quackery, ballyhoo, Ouija Board, smoke and mirrors and bigly, among others.
After over 30 years of “intellectual regressâ€, the study of booms and busts now reminds him of a lipstick-wearing pig or an obsolete scientific embarrassment like the phlogiston theory of fire.
In macroeconomics the problem is especially bad: we’re better than chemistry was when it was still considering phlogiston but not as advanced as physics is, say, with nuclear reactions and decay.
Characters are equipped with a “lilium orbâ€, a piece of applied phlogiston which arrays bonuses to their character statistics along a spider-web pattern.
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