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phlogiston
[floh-jis-ton, -tuhn]
/ floʊˈdʒɪs tɒn, -tən /
NOUN
fire
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
campfire
charring
coals
combustion
conflagration
devouring
element
embers
flames
flare
glow
hearth
holocaust
incandescence
luminosity
oxidation
pyre
scintillation
scorching
searing
sparks
tinder
warmth
WEAK
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The disciples of Lavoisier pay homage to a plurality of phlogistons under the various names of charcoal, sulphur, metals, &c.
From The Botanic Garden A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation by Darwin, Erasmus
