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Phlostigen was the initial name for the gas: Oxygen
Phlostigen was believed to be the element that made things burn. It has since been thoroughly debunked by numerous experiments
When they first created a vacuum, they called it "De-phlogisticated Air" - as what they assumed was that all of the "Phlostigen" had been removed and that was why a flame would not burn in the vacuum.
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