dephlegmation

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noun

The operation of separating water from spirits and acids, by evaporation or repeated distillation; concentration.

OriginFrench déflegmation →
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Meanings

noundephlegmation (countable and uncountable, plural dephlegmations)

plural dephlegmations

  1. countableobsoleteuncountablechemistryThe operation of separating water from spirits and acids, by evaporation or repeated distillation; concentration.

Origin

  1. Frenchdéflegmation
  2. Englishdephlegmation

Compare French déflegmation.

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APA

dephlegmation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dephlegmation

MLA

“dephlegmation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dephlegmation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dephlegmation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dephlegmation.

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