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

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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
51% PRIESTLEY Joseph ____ discovered "dephlogisticated air" (oxygen) (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Feb 9, 2025
45% TIN Element with the shortest name (3) USA Today Sep 10, 2026
43% SOVIET The first "S" of USSR (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 23, 2026
39% EDGAR Poe's first name (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 15, 2026
39% DWAYNE First name of The Rock (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 11, 2026
39% EUROPIUM Chemical element named after a continent (8) The Times Concise Sep 9, 2026
39% ALAN Milne's first name (4) Newsday Sep 3, 2026
39% GEMMA Female given name meaning "jewel" (5) The Telegraph Plusword Aug 28, 2026
39% OSMIUM Very large mother given injection of iodine element (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 12, 2026

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