See Also: antiphlogistic(medicine)
antiphlogistic(dictionary)

antiphlogistic (iou)



antiphlogistic adjective & noun. Now rare. M18.
[from ANTI- + PHLOGISTIC.]
A. adjective.
Medicine. Counteracting inflammation. M18.
Hist. Opposed to the theory of phlogiston. L18.
b. noun. A medicine counteracting inflammation. M18.
antiphlo'gistian noun & adjective (Hist.) (a person) opposed to the theory of phlogiston L18.