phlogiston

n. 燃素 [化] 燃素

发音

US /flə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɪstɒn/

词形变化

phlogistons 复数 phlogistons

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The hypothetical fiery principle formerly assumed to be a necessary constituent of combustible bodies and to be given up by them in burning.

    燃素

    历史 不可数 化学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

substance

相关短语

phlogiston theory [医] 燃素学说

词源

From New Latin phlogiston, coined by Georg Ernst Stahl in 1702, from Ancient Greek φλογιστόν (phlogistón), neuter of φλογιστός (phlogistós, “burnt up, inflammable”), from φλογίζω (phlogízō, “to set fire to”), from φλόξ (phlóx, “flame”).

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