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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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% PRIESTLEY Joseph ____ discovered "dephlogisticated air" (oxygen) (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Feb 9, 2025
46% KNOWN Recognised (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 2, 2025
42% ERAS Times given names (4) Newsday Sep 11, 2025
42% BASIS On a first-name ___ (5) USA Today Sep 1, 2025
40% HOG One who's not given to giving (3) The Atlantic Oct 31, 2025
40% LESLEY Joseph who portrayed Dorien in sitcom Birds of a Feather (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 29, 2025
40% CONCH Name given to certain shells (5) (5) Puzzler Oct 16, 2025
40% ETTA First name in jazz (4) LA Times Daily Oct 15, 2025
40% ELLA First name in scat (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 9, 2025

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