Dephlegmate

[di:'flegmeit]

Definition

(v. t.) To deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; -- used of spirits and acids.

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Definition

v.t. (chem.) to free from water.—ns. Dephlegmā′tion; Dephlegmā′tor.

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