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phlogistic definition

phlo·gis·tic (flō jis′tik)

adjective

  1. of phlogiston
  2. Obsolete fiery; flaming
  3. Med. of inflammation; inflammatory

Etymology: < ModL phlogiston (see phlogiston) + -ic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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