Dephlogisticcate \De`phlo*gis"tic*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Dephlogisticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dephlogisticating}.]
[Pref. de- + phlosticate: cf. F. d['e]phlogistiguer.] (O.
Chem.)
To deprive of phlogiston, or the supposed principle of
inflammability. --Priestley.
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{Dephlogisticated air}, oxygen gas; -- so called by Dr.
Priestly and others of his time. --
{De`phlo*gis`ti*ca"tion}, n.
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