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phlogisticated air — noun 1. archaic : air exhausted of oxygen by burning a combustible (as charcoal or phosphorus) in it and therefore composed chiefly of nitrogen 2. archaic : hydrogen regarded as inflammable air … Useful english dictionary
Phlogiston theory — The alchemist and physician J. J. Becher proposed the phlogiston theory The phlogiston theory (from the Ancient Greek φλογιστόν phlogistón burning up , from φλόξ phlóx flame ), first stated in 1667 by Johann Joachim Becher, is an obsolete… … Wikipedia
Phlogisticate — Phlo*gis ti*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Phlogisticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Phlogisticating}.] (Old Chem.) To combine phlogiston with; usually in the form and sense of the p. p. or the adj.; as, highly phlogisticated substances. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Phlogisticating — Phlogisticate Phlo*gis ti*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Phlogisticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Phlogisticating}.] (Old Chem.) To combine phlogiston with; usually in the form and sense of the p. p. or the adj.; as, highly phlogisticated substances. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Аргон — (хим. знак А) простое тело, полученное из воздуха лордом Релеем (Rayleigh) и проф. Рамзаем (Ramsay) в 1894 г., ими изученное и названное А., благодаря безуспешности всех попыток получить его соединения с другими телами (от греческого слова αργον… … Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона
Cavendish, Henry — born Oct. 10, 1731, Nice, France died Feb. 24, 1810, London, Eng. English physicist and chemist. A millionaire by inheritance, he lived as a recluse most of his life. He discovered the nature and properties of hydrogen, the specific heat of… … Universalium
Phlogiston — Phlo*gis ton, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? burnt, set on fire, fr. ? to set on fire, to burn, fr. ?, ?, a flame, blaze. See {Phlox}.] (Old Chem.) The hypothetical principle of fire, or inflammability, regarded by Stahl as a chemical element. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Humphry Davy — Sir Humphry Davy, Bt Portrait by Henry Howard, 1803 Born … Wikipedia
Meteorology — For other uses of the root word meteor , see Meteor (disambiguation). For the work by Aristotle, see Meteorology (Aristotle). Not to be confused with Metrology. Part of the Nature series on Weather … Wikipedia
Nitrogen — carbon ← nitrogen → oxygen ↑ N ↓ P … Wikipedia
