Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antiphlogistian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-tiphlo-gis-tian
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who opposes phlogiston theory.

adj

Opposed to phlogiston theory.

Example Sentences

"Antiphlogistians might argue that when a metallic calx was revived in inflammable air, air joined dephlogisticated air in the calx, the metal resuming its form and qualities without addition."
"The other objections which Mr. Kirwan makes againſt the antiphlogiſtian doctrine, and which he deduces from the precipitation of the metals by each other, are not more difficult to be explained upon the principles I have laid down; […]"

Etymology

From anti- + phlogistian.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Inflected Forms

antiphlogistians (plural)

Synonyms

antiphlogistic

Antonyms

phlogistian phlogistic

Questions

What does antiphlogistian mean?: Someone who opposes phlogiston theory.
Where does antiphlogistian come from?: From anti- + phlogistian.

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