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Phrases with «phlogiston»

Phlogiston was a theory in chemistry from the past that believed everything that burned released a special substance called "phlogiston." It was later proven incorrect because we now know that burning is actually a process of combining substances with oxygen. Full definition

Sentences with «phlogiston»

  • Combined with a supply of phlogiston of suitable negative weight, the vehicle could be made to fly. (judithcurry.com)
  • I would go further: these explanations remind me of nothing so much as phlogiston or the luminiferous ether — other arbitrary inventions with no physical basis conjured up to explain observations that contradicted existing assumptions. (newscientist.com)
  • Would you have said the same thing about phlogiston, simply because it existed alongside calculus? (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
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