phlogistic

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(flō jistik)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
phlo•gis•tic  (flō jistik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Pathologyinflammatory.
  2. pertaining to or consisting of phlogiston.
  • Greek phlogist(ós) inflammable (verbid of phlogízein to set on fire; akin to phlox, phlegm) + -ic
  • 1725–35

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