DEPHLEGMATE

dephlegmate|dephlegm. Dephlegmate, or Dephlegm, v.t. to purify from phlegm or aqueous matter

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De‐phleg″mate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dephlegmated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dephlegmating.] [[See Dephlegm.]] (Chem.) To deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; — used of spirits and acids.