abstractitious

English

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• IPA^(key): /ˌæbstɹækˈtɪʃəs/

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Adjective

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

Related terms

• abstract