Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A vessel used in old chemistry in which distillation by descent was performed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A vessel used in alchemy to extract oils.
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- noun A
vessel used inalchemy toextract oils .
Etymologies
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New Latin descensorium: compare Old French descensoire. See descend.
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