phlo|gis|ton

phlo|gis|ton
phlo|gis|ton «floh JIHS tuhn; British, also floh GIHS tuhn», noun.
a supposed element causing inflammability, once thought to exist in all things that burn.
[< New Latin phlogiston, adjective < Greek phlogistón, neuter of phlogistós inflammable, ultimately < phlóx, phlogós flame]

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