phlogiston
n. 燃素;热素
例句
All flammable materials contain phlogiston that is liberated in burning, leaving the "dephlogisticated" substance in its "true" calx form.
所有易燃材料均含有在燃烧过程中释放的发火物质,使“去表皮化的”物质保持其“真正”的杯状形式。
A thing was inflammable if it contained phlogiston.
一样东西如果含有燃素,它就能燃烧。
As has been mentioned, some postulated that phlogiston has negative weight (levity).
当被提出时,一些人就假定了燃素是负重量(轻率)。