dephlegmate
transitive verb
de·phleg·mate
(ˈ)dēˈflegˌmāt
-ed/-ing/-s
1
archaic : to deprive (a spirit or an acid) of phlegm (see phlegm sense 3) : free from an excess of water especially by distillation
2
: to rectify (a liquid) by distillation
dephlegmation noun
ˌdēˌflegˈmāshən
plural -s
Word History
Etymology
de- + phlegm + -ate