phlogistic

fləˈdʒɪstɪk

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Definition of phlogistic - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

fire

Dated

having a burning or fiery quality

Dated

The phlogistic glow lit up the night.

combustible

fiery

incendiary

medical inflammation

Dated

causing or related to inflammation or fever

Dated

The phlogistic process caused swelling and redness.

febrile

inflammatory

pyretic

historical chemistry

Rare

related to the old idea of phlogiston

Rare

The phlogistic theory was once widely accepted.

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Examples of phlogistic in a sentence

A phlogistic aura surrounded the burning coals.
The doctor noted a phlogistic reaction in the tissue.
Phlogistic symptoms appeared after the infection.
Phlogistic explanations dominated early chemistry texts.
He studied phlogistic processes in combustion experiments.

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French:phlogistique, inflammatoire, ...
German:feurig, entzündlich, ...
Italian:flogistico, termine medico che indica qualcosa che provoca infiammazione o febbre, ...
Spanish:inflamatorio, flogístico, ...
Portuguese:flamejante, inflamatório, ...
Chinese:燃烧的, 炎症性的, ...
Japanese:燃焼性の, 炎症性の, ...
Arabic:ناري, التهابي, ...
Hebrew:בּוֹעֵר, דַּלְקָתִי, ...
Russian:флогистический, воспалительный, ...
Ukrainian:палаючий, флогістичний, ...
Hindi:जलती हुई, सूजनकारी, ...
Bengali:জ্বলন্ত, প্রদাহজনিত, ...
Catalan:flogístic, proinflamatori, ...
Czech:ohnivý, flogistický, ...
Danish:flammende, betændelsesfremkaldende, ...
Dutch:vurig, flogistisch, ...
Greek:φλογιστικός, φλεγμονώδης, ...
Hungarian:tüzes, gyulladásos, ...
Khmer:ដែលមានលក្ខណៈឆេះ, បង្កការរលាក, ...
Korean:염증성의, 염증을 일으키는, ...
Persian:آتشین, التهابی, ...
Polish:płomienny, zapalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):inflamado, flogístico, ...
Romanian:înflăcărat, flogistic, ...
Swedish:flammig, inflammatorisk, ...
Thai:ร้อนแรง, ก่อการอักเสบ, ...
Turkish:ateşli, iltihaplı, ...
Vietnamese:rực lửa, gây viêm, ...

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