Meanings
verbphlogisticate (third-person singular simple present phlogisticates, present participle phlogisticating, simple past and past participle phlogisticated)
present singular third person phlogisticates · participle present phlogisticating · participle past phlogisticated · past phlogisticated
- obsoletetransitivechemistryTo combine phlogiston with (something).
Origin
From phlogistic + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French phlogistiquer
- phlogistiquerto combine phlogiston with
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phlogisticate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phlogisticate
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“phlogisticate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phlogisticate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
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