noun
water that has been purified by distillation (Freq. 1)
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noun : water that has been freed of dissolved or suspended solids and from organisms by distillation (as for medical or chemical purposes)
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water from which impurities, as dissolved salts and colloidal particles, have been removed by one or more processes of distillation; chemically pure water.
[1495-1505]
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distilled water noun
Water purified by distillation
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Main Entry: ↑distil
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water that has been made very pure by removing various substances from it through a process in which it is heated until it becomes a gas and then it is made colder so that it becomes a liquid again
Thesaurus: general words for water and types of liquidhyponym
Useful english dictionary. 2012.