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Webster 1913 Edition


Aphlogistic

Aphˊlo-gis′tic

,
Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK] not inflammable;
priv. + [GREEK] set on fire. See
Phlogiston
.]
Flameless;
as, an
aphlogistic
lamp, in which a coil of wire is kept in a state of continued ignition by alcohol, without flame
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Aphlogistic

APHLOGIS'TIC

,
Adj.
[Gr. inflammable.]
Flameless; as an aphlogistic lamp, in which a coil of wire is kept in a state of continued ignition by alcohol, without flame.

Definition 2024


aphlogistic

aphlogistic

English

Adjective

aphlogistic (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) flameless
    an aphlogistic lamp, in which a coil of wire is kept in a state of continued ignition by alcohol, without flame