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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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