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Phlogiston |Fləˈdʒɪst(ə)N ˈgɪst | Noun Substance Supposed 18th Century Chemists

Front phlogiston
|fləˈdʒɪst(ə)n, -ˈgɪst-|
Back noun
a substance supposed by 18th-century chemists to exist in all combustible bodies, and to be released in combustion.

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