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inflammable air

noun

Definitions

  1. Hydrogen.

    • Mr. Cavendish has shewn, that the gas called inflammable air, is at least ten times lighter than common air; Mr. Lavoisier contends, that it is one of the component parts of water, and is by him called hydrogene.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for inflammable air. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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