NOUN | substance | phlogiston | a hypothetical substance once believed to be present in all combustible materials and to be released during burning |
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Meaning | A hypothetical substance once believed to be present in all combustible materials and to be released during burning. | |
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Broader | substance | The real physical matter of which a person or thing consists |
Spanish | flogisto |
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