phlogisticationn.
/fləˌdʒɪstᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /fləˌdʒɪstəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/, /floʊˌdʒɪstəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ Chemistry. Now historical.
Combination with phlogiston; (in modern terms) removal of oxygen.
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phlogistication1774
1774 J. Priestley Exper. & Observ. Air (1775) I. 189 This air..without any previous phlogistication, is purified by agitation in water.
1801 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 91 432 In the precipitation of copper by silver, [we see] an instance of de-oxidation (or phlogistication) by negative electricity.
1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. III. xiv. iv. 126 When inflammable air is used in this phlogistication (or burning), the diminution of the common air is accompanied by the formation of a dew in the apparatus.
1891 Science 28 Aug. 114/2 The real difficulty did not lie in securing sufficient phlogistication of intractable earths.
1994 Osiris 9 34 The ‘goodness’ of a sample air was measured by phlogistication (in this case by sparking with inflammable air).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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