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From dephlegmate + -or.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: An instrument or apparatus in which water is separated by evaporation or distillation; the part of a distilling apparatus in which the separation of the vapours is effected. Full definition →
From dephlegmate + -or.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.