单词 | phlogiston |
释义 | phlogiston /floh jis"ton, -teuhn/, n. a nonexistent chemical that, prior to the discovery of oxygen, was thought to be released during combustion. [1720-30; < NL: inflammability, n. use of Gk phlogistón, neut. of phlogistós inflammable, burnt up; see PHLOGISTIC] |
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