dephlogisticate

/ˌdiflɒˈd͡ʒɪstɪˌkeɪt/

dephlogisticate

English Verb

Definition

To take away the phlogiston, i.e. ability to burn, which is now understood to be chemically impossible

Etymology

From de- + phlogisticate, after French déphlogistiquer (“to dephlogisticate”).