How to pronounce phlogiston
American English pronunciation
floh-JIS-tun
- IPA
- /floʊˈdʒɪstən/
- Syllables
- floh · JIS · tun (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What phlogiston means
A made-up substance thought to escape from burning things
In a sentence: Long ago, scientists thought burning wood gave off phlogiston.
Where it comes from: Georg Ernst Stahl coined it in 1702 from a Greek word meaning burnt up, which goes back to the Greek word for flame.
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