cohobate

verb, noun — 2 senses

cohobate

verb

Etymology From New Latin cohobātus, past participle of cohobāre, perhaps from Arabic كَعَّبَ (kaʕʕaba).

1

Alchemy, Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Pseudoscience Physical To treat a material with a boiling liquid and repeatedly return the distillate.

Related terms
cohobation

cohobate

noun

Etymology From New Latin cohobātus, past participle of cohobāre, perhaps from Arabic كَعَّبَ (kaʕʕaba).

1

The concentrated distillate so formed

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