Name given to Joseph Priestley’s “dephlogisticated air” by Lavoisier, who first recognised it as an element, in 1777 Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Name given to Joseph Priestley’s “dephlogisticated air” by Lavoisier, who first recognised it as an element, in 1777 last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OXYGEN.

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Crossword Answer For Name given to Joseph Priestley’s “dephlogisticated air” by Lavoisier, who first recognised it as an element, in 1777:

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OXYGEN Name given to Joseph Priestley’s “dephlogisticated air” by Lavoisier, who first recognised it as an element, in 1777 (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 9, 2020
52% KNOWS Recognises: - the name (5)
52% PRIESTLEY Joseph ____ discovered "dephlogisticated air" (oxygen) (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Feb 9, 2025
44% BASIS On a first-name ___ (5) USA Today Sep 1, 2025
42% OZONE Fresh air in Australia first (5) The Times Mephisto Aug 17, 2025
42% OCTAVIAN Augustus' given name (8)
40% EDSON Pelé's first name (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 5, 2025
40% YVES First name in couture (4) LA Times Daily Aug 16, 2025
40% SHANIA First name in country (6) New York Times Aug 10, 2025
40% ESTEE First name in cosmetics (5) LA Times Daily Aug 10, 2025

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