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Meaning of phlogistian | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A believer in the existence of phlogiston.

Examples

“It [air] was liable, according to the phlogistians, to vitiation, by the addition to it of phlogiston, […]”

“Bryan Higgins was a "phlogistian", while William, correctly as it turned out, didn't believe in the concept.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

phlogisticate phlogisticated air phlogistication phlogiston phlogiston theory phlogistonism