Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phlogistian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phlo-gis-tian
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A believer in the existence of phlogiston.

adj

Of or pertaining to phlogiston or phlogiston theory.

Example Sentences

"It [air] was liable, according to the phlogistians, to vitiation, by the addition to it of phlogiston, […]"
"Bryan Higgins was a "phlogistian", while William, correctly as it turned out, didn't believe in the concept."
"In Davy's time it was still necessary in considering any novel fact to keep the phlogistian hypothesis in view, and to demonstrate its inability to explain the new discoveries."

Etymology

From phlogist(on) + -ian.

Inflected Forms

phlogistians (plural)

Synonyms

phlogistic

Antonyms

antiphlogistian antiphlogistic

Questions

What does phlogistian mean?: A believer in the existence of phlogiston.
Where does phlogistian come from?: From phlogist(on) + -ian.

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