What's the difference between dephlogisticated and phlogiston?

Dephlogisticated


Definition:

  • (imp. & p. p.) of Dephlogisticcate

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The above results showed Sanbi Rebao possessed the roles of dephlogisticate, analgesia and promoting wound recovery, Besides these, clinic research indicated that effective rate of Sanbi Rebao on pain or numbness caused by cold, damp and wind (rheumatism) was 97%.
  • (2) Two centuries ago, Joseph Priestley isolated "dephlogisticated air."

Phlogiston


Definition:

  • (n.) The hypothetical principle of fire, or inflammability, regarded by Stahl as a chemical element.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) During the 18th century, the elegant but incorrect phlogiston theory (G.E.
  • (2) The combined efforts of these analytical minds converted an illogical phlogiston myth into a practical and therapeutic principle.
  • (3) Between 1775 and about 1800 the Phlogiston theory was replaced by the Oxygen theory.
  • (4) In refuting the phlogiston theory, he established modern chemistry.

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