aphlogistic

English

Etymology

a- +‎ phlogistic

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

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for aphlogistic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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