Phlogiston
German, noun[ˈfloːɡɪstɔn]
Phlogiston is a German neuter noun meaning “phlogiston” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Substanz, die beim Verbrennen von brennbaren Körpern entweicht”.
What does Phlogiston mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterphlogiston
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Substanz, die beim Verbrennen von brennbaren Körpern entweicht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Phlogiston
- Phlogistons genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Phlogiston?
- [ˈfloːɡɪstɔn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Phlogiston
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Phlogiston in German?
Phlogiston appears about once in every 19 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).