phlogisticate

English

Etymology

From phlogistic +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Verb

phlogisticate (third-person singular simple present phlogisticates, present participle phlogisticating, simple past and past participle phlogisticated)

1. (chemistry, obsolete, transitive) To combine phlogiston with (something).

Derived terms

• phlogisticated
• dephlogisticate

Related terms

• phlogiston

Translations

to combine phlogiston with

• French: phlogistiquer (fr)

References

• “phlogisticate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.