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dephlegmating

dephlegmating is the present participle and gerund of dephlegmate.

Meaning of dephlegmate

Verb

dephlegmate (third-person singular simple present dephlegmates, present participle dephlegmating, simple past and past participle dephlegmated)

  1. (dated, physical) To deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; used of spirits and acids.

Questions about dephlegmating

What is dephlegmating the present participle and gerund of?
Dephlegmating is the present participle and gerund of dephlegmate.

Words near dephlegmating in the dictionary

  1. dephilosophizing
  2. dephlegm
  3. dephlegmate
  4. dephlegmated
  5. dephlegmates
  6. dephlegmating
  7. dephlegmation
  8. dephlegmations
  9. dephlegmator
  10. dephlegmators
  11. dephlegmatory

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