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dephlogisticate

/ˌdiflɑˈd͡ʒɪstɪˌke(ɪ)t/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-phlo-gis-ti-cate
IPA
/ˌdiflɑˈd͡ʒɪstɪˌke(ɪ)t/
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take away the phlogiston, i.e. ability to burn, which is now understood to be chemically impossible

Etymology

From de- + phlogisticate, after French déphlogistiquer (“to dephlogisticate”).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌdiflɑˈd͡ʒɪstɪˌke(ɪ)t/
  • British English: /ˌdiflɒˈd͡ʒɪstɪˌkeɪt/

Inflected Forms

dephlogisticates (present, singular) dephlogisticating (participle, present) dephlogisticated (participle, past) dephlogisticated (past)

Derived Forms

dephlogisticated

Questions

How do you pronounce dephlogisticate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdiflɑˈd͡ʒɪstɪˌke(ɪ)t/.
What does dephlogisticate mean?
To take away the phlogiston, i.e. ability to burn, which is now understood to be chemically impossible
Where does dephlogisticate come from?
From de- + phlogisticate, after French déphlogistiquer (“to dephlogisticate”).

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