dephlegmation

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dephlegmation - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dephlegmation \De`phleg*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]flegmation.]
     (Chem.)
     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.
     [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]