Re: phlogiston

On Wed, 10 Jun 1998, Will A Wagner wrote:

> This may sound stupid, but I've never heard anyone SAY phlogiston, how is
> it pronounced??? Can someone spell it phonetically for me??? Thanks.
>

From the Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
(http://www.lightlink.com/bobp/wedt/)

"flo jI stan"   (o as in hOme, I as in fEEt or bIt?, a as in hOt)
or "flo jI stEn"  (E is a schwa)

Emphasis on second syllable.

DEF:       a nonexistent chemical that was once believed to be the
cause of combustion and to be released by anything burning.

too much time on my hands?
Peter.Mikelsons@????????.edu
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             Grad. Student, Physics, University of Colorado, USA
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