Dephlogisticcate /(?)/
De·phlo·gis·tic·cate
Dephlogisticcate
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Dephlogisticated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dephlogisticating
- To deprive of phlogiston, or the supposed principle of inflammability. (O. Chem.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Dephlogisticated air
- oxygen gas; -- so called by Dr. Priestly and others of his time.