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APHLOGISTIC

Volume 3 · 51 words · 1860 Edition

(ἀ, priv., and φλόγς), or Flameless Lamp. This lamp is formed by winding a close coil of fine platinum wire loosely round the lower part of the wick of a spirit lamp. When the flame is extinguished, the coil will continue in a state of ignition till the spirit is consumed.