De`phlo*gis"tic*cate (?), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Dephlogisticated (?);
p. pr. & vb. n. Dephlogisticating.] [Pref.
de- + phlosticate: cf. F.
déphlogistiguer.] (O. Chem.) To deprive of
phlogiston, or the supposed principle of inflammability.
Priestley.
Dephlogisticated air, oxygen gas; -- so
called by Dr. Priestly and others of his time.
-- De`phlo*gis`ti*ca"tion (#), n.