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Definition of phlogistication in English:
phlogistication
noun
Chemistryhistorical
Combination with phlogiston; (in modern terms) removal of oxygen.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Joseph Priestley (1733–1804), theologian and natural philosopher. From phlogistic + -ation. Compare French phlogistication.
