aphlogistic

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aphlogistic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Aphlogistic \Aph`lo*gis"tic\, a. [Gr. ? not inflammable; 'a
     priv. + ? set on fire. See Phlogiston.]
     Flameless; as, an aphlogistic lamp, in which a coil of wire
     is kept in a state of continued ignition by alcohol, without
     flame.
     [1913 Webster] Aphonia