phlogisticate Meaning, Definition & Usage

Phlo*gis"ti*cate transitive verb

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Phlogisticated ; present participle & verbal noun Phlogisticating

Definitions

1. (Old Chem.) To combine phlogiston with; -- usually in the form and sense of the p. p. or the adj.; as, highly phlogisticated substances.