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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Dephlegmation

· De·phleg·ma·tion · IPA
01 n. The operation of separating water from spirits and acids, by evaporation or repeated distillation; -- called also concentration, especially…
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    The operation of separating water from spirits and acids, by evaporation or repeated distillation; -- called also concentration, especially when acids are the subject of it.(Chem.) [Obs.] Also: concentration