PHLOGISTICATED

Etymology

Adjective

phlogisticated (not comparable)

(obsolete, chemistry) Containing phlogiston.

Verb

phlogisticated

simple past tense and past participle of phlogisticate

Source: Wiktionary


PHLOGISTICATE

Phlo*gis"ti*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Phlogisticated; p. pr. & vb. n. Phlogisticating.] (Old Chem.)

Definition: To combine phlogiston with; -- usually in the form and sense of the p. p. or the adj.; as, highly phlogisticated substances.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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