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antiphlogistian, a. and n.|ˌæntɪfləʊˈdʒɪstɪən| [f. antiphlogist-on + -ian. See anti- 3.] A. adj. Opposed to the theory of ‘phlogiston,’ or the existence of an element of pure fire. B. n. An opponent of this theory.
1788Priestley in Phil. Trans. LXXIX. 15 Sulphur is not that simple substance which the antiphlogistians suppose. 1791W. Nicholson Chem. 185 The antiphlogistian philosophers. 1795― Dict. Chem. II. 642 The antiphlogistian theory. 1805Edin. Rev. VI. 102 The antiphlogistians have nothing to dread. |