What does "dephlegmator" mean?

An instrument or apparatus in which water is separated by evaporation or distillation; the part of a distilling apparatus in which the separation of the vapours is effected.

Dephlegmator

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1
An instrument or apparatus in which water is separated by evaporation or distillation; the part of a distilling apparatus in which the separation of the vapours is effected. archaic

Etymology

From dephlegmate + -or.

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