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abstractitious

/ˌæbstɹækˈtɪʃəs/

abstractitious adjective: obtained from plants by distillation.

Adjective

abstractitious (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Obtained from plants by distillation.
    • ABSTRACTITIOUS spirit is that which is drawn by distillation from vegetables, without fermentation1788, John Berkenhout, First Lines of the Theory and Practice of Philosophical Chemistry

Questions about abstractitious

What does abstractitious mean?
Abstractitious means obtained from plants by distillation.
What part of speech is abstractitious?
Abstractitious is an adjective.
How do you pronounce abstractitious?
Abstractitious is pronounced /ˌæbstɹækˈtɪʃəs/.

Words near abstractitious in the dictionary

  1. abstractionist
  2. abstractionistic
  3. abstractionistically
  4. abstractionists
  5. abstractions
  6. abstractitious
  7. abstractive
  8. abstractively
  9. abstractiveness
  10. abstractivity
  11. abstractization

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