Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The act or process of combining with phlogiston..
When [Henry Cavendish] commenced those researches, he found an opinion prevailing, that the production of fixed air, or carbonic acid, is the invariable result of what he called the phlogistication, and we should call the deoxidation, of atmospheric air.
Use phlogistication when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Phlogistication means (chemistry, obsolete) The act or process of combining with phlogiston..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
When [Henry Cavendish] commenced those researches, he found an opinion prevailing, that the production of fixed air, or carbonic acid, is the invariable result of what he called the phlogistication, and we should call the deoxidation, of atmospheric air.
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.