† dephlegmv.
/dɪˈflɛm/ Old Chemistry.
= dephlegmate v.
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1660 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mechanicall xxiv. 191 We took also some Spirit of Urine, carelesly enough deflegmed.
1668 R. Boyle Ess. & Tracts (1669) 48 We have sometimes taken of the better sort of Spirit of Salt, and having carefully dephlegm'd it [etc.].
1683 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 13 298 Very strong Vinegar, dephlegm'd by freezing.
Derivatives
deˈphlegmed adj. (also dephlegm'd)
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the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [adjective] > of or relating to named chemical reactions or processes > of or relating to dephlegmation
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1660 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mechanicall xxx. 227 Water is neere 14 times thinner or lighter than Quick-silver of the same bulk, and well dephlegm'd; Spirit of Wine yet much lighter than water.
1677 R. Boyle New Exper. i, in Philos. Trans. 1676 (Royal Soc.) 11 777 We gently poured on it some highly dephlegm'd Spirit of Wine.
deˈphlegmedness n.
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the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [noun] > chemical reactions or processes (named) > distillation > dephlegmation > condition of being free of watery matter
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1669 R. Boyle Hist. Fluidity & Firmnesse ii, in Certain Physiol. Ess. (ed. 2) 291 The proportion..depends..upon the strength of the former Liquor, and the dephlegmedness of the latter.
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