Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phlogistic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phlo-gis-tic
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Inflammatory; pertaining to inflammations and fevers.

adj

Pertaining to or containing phlogiston.

adj

Burning, fiery.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"His experiments, with their phlogistic explanations, led him to believe that the only distinct species of air were the fixed, alkaline, and acid."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φλογιστός (phlogistós, “flammable”), from φλόξ (phlóx, “flame”); in chemistry sense reinforced by phlogist(on) + -ic.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: φλογιστός
Suffix: phlogiston

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more phlogistic (comparative) most phlogistic (superlative) phlogistick (alternative)

Derived Forms

phlogisticate phlogisticated dephlogisticate dephlogisticated

Frequently Paired Words

phlogistics

Questions

What does phlogistic mean?: Inflammatory; pertaining to inflammations and fevers.
Where does phlogistic come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce phlogistic

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “phlogistic”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “phlogistic”.
Repeat and practice — Say “phlogistic” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.