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phlogisticated Meaning
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phlogisticated (imp. & p. p.)
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phlogisticated Sentence Examples
- The air was so phlogisticated that it extinguished the candles instantly.
- Phlogisticated water had been discovered by the chemist Joseph Priestley.
- According to the phlogiston theory, combustion occurred when a substance lost its phlogisticated state.
- Benjamin Franklin believed that air became phlogisticated when it absorbed the "vital spirit" from burning objects.
- The term "phlogisticated" is derived from the Greek word "phlogistos," meaning "burning."
- The theory of phlogiston was eventually disproved by Antoine Lavoisier, who discovered that combustion involved the addition of oxygen.
- Phlogisticated air was mistakenly believed to be a necessary component for life and respiration.
- The phlogiston theory was influential in chemistry until the late 18th century.
- The term "phlogisticated" is still occasionally used in a historical context to refer to air that has been depleted of oxygen.
- Phlogisticated objects were thought to emit a characteristic "phlogistic odor."
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The air was so phlogisticated that it extinguished the candles instantly.
Phlogisticated water had been discovered by the chemist Joseph Priestley.
According to the phlogiston theory, combustion occurred when a substance lost its phlogisticated state.
Benjamin Franklin believed that air became phlogisticated when it absorbed the "vital spirit" from burning objects.
