"dephlogisticated air" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /diːflə(ʊ)ˌd͡ʒɪstɪkeɪtid ˈɛə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /difləˌd͡ʒɪstəˌkeɪtid ˈɛɚ/ [General-American], /-floʊ-/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-dephlogisticated air.oga
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Etymology: From dephlogisticated (“from which the phlogiston has been removed”) + air, coined by the English chemist Joseph Priestley (1733–1804) in a 1775 article entitled “An Account of Further Discoveries in Air” published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society: see the quotation. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰel-|id=shiny}}, {{compound|en|dephlogisticated|air|notext=1|t1=from which the phlogiston has been removed|type=endocentric}} dephlogisticated (“from which the phlogiston has been removed”) + air, {{coinage|en|Joseph Priestley|nat=the English|nobycat=1|nocap=1|occ=chemist}} coined by the English chemist Joseph Priestley Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} dephlogisticated air (uncountable)
  1. (chemistry, historical) oxygen gas, as originally thought to be air deprived of phlogiston (“the hypothetical fiery principle formerly assumed to be a necessary constituent of combustible bodies and to be given up by them in burning”). Wikipedia link: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Tags: historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry, Oxygen Synonyms: dephlogisticated gas Related terms: phlogisticated air Translations (oxygen gas, as originally thought to be air deprived of phlogiston — see also oxygen): flogistoniton ilma (Finnish)
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