HyperDic: phlogiston

English > 1 sense of the word phlogiston:
NOUNsubstancephlogistona hypothetical substance once believed to be present in all combustible materials and to be released during burning
English > phlogiston: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA hypothetical substance once believed to be present in all combustible materials and to be released during burning.
BroadersubstanceThe real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
Spanishflogisto

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