distilled waternoun [ U ]
uk/dɪˌstɪld ˈwɔː.tər/us/dɪˌstɪld ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/water that has been made purer by being heated until it becomes a gas and then cooled until it becomes a liquid again
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Water in general
- aqua
- aqueous
- bathwater
- bathymetry
- brackish
- briny
- dishwater
- drinking water
- evapotranspiration
- fresh
- ground water
- heavy water
- hydrology
- ice water
- mineral water
- pool
- running water
- saline
- storm surge
- water supply
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- Distilled water is very useful in many cases to ascertain whether paper has been scratched and partially sized or treated with resin.
- Hot distilled water may be taken in addition.
- Put in a saucepan with the cold distilled water, cover tightly, and boil for thirty minutes.
- The flask is then withdrawn and the acid diluted with about an equal volume of distilled water.
- Wash the filter with distilled water, collecting with the filtrate in a small flask.