Aph'lo-gis'tic, a.

a. [Gr. ἀφλόγιστος, not inflammable, from ἀ priv. and φλογιστός, set on fire, φλογίζειν, to set on fire, φλόξ, flame.] Flameless; as, an aphlogistic lamp, in which a coil of wire is kept in a state of continued ignition by alcohol, without flame.