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Dephlogisticated

DEPHLOGISTICATED

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Deprived of phlogiston. Dephlogisticated air, is an elastic fluid capable of supporting animal life and flame much longer than common air. It is now called oxygen, oxygen gas, or vital air.

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dephlogisticated

dephlogisticated

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Verb

dephlogisticated

  1. simple past tense and past participle of dephlogisticate

Adjective

dephlogisticated (comparative more dephlogisticated, superlative most dephlogisticated)

  1. (obsolete, chemistry) From which the phlogiston has been removed

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