01 v. t. To deprive of phlogiston, or the supposed principle of inflammability.
imp. & p. p.
Dephlogisticated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dephlogisticating
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To deprive of phlogiston, or the supposed principle of inflammability.(O. Chem.)
Phrases & compounds
Dephlogisticated air —
oxygen gas; -- so called by Dr. Priestly and others of his time.