abstractitious

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌæbstɹækˈtɪʃəs/
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Adjective[edit]

abstractitious (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Obtained from plants by distillation.
    • 1788, John Berkenhout, First Lines of the Theory and Practice of Philosophical Chemistry:
      ABSTRACTITIOUS spirit is that which is drawn by distillation from vegetables, without fermentation

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