Definitions For Phlogistic

Adjective

(medicine) inflammatory, inflammatory; pertaining to inflammations and fevers. from 18th c. (chemistry, physics, now, historical) Pertaining to or containing phlogiston. from 18th c. (obsolete) burning, burning, fiery. 18th–19th c.

Derived terms

phlogiston phlogisticate phlogisticated dephlogisticate dephlogisticated

Related terms

phlogistics

Alternative forms

phlogistick {{qualifier, obsolete}}

Etymology

from "flammable"; in chemistry sense reinforced by phlogiston + ic

Is Phlogistic a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
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Scrabble
18
Words with Friends
21

The word Phlogistic is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends

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