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Definition of: phlogiston
(flō·jis′tən) noun
The fiery principle formerly assumed to be a necessary constituent of all combustible bodies, and to be given up by them in burning. [<NL <Gk., neut. of phlogistos inflammable <phlogizein set on fire <phlox, phlogos a flame <phlegein burn]
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