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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

APHLOGISTIC

a.[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.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

APHLOGISTIC

Aph `lo *gis "*tic, a. Etym: [Gr.

 

Defn: Flameless; as, an aphlogistic lamp, in which a coil of wire is kept in a state of continued ignition by alcohol, without flame.