The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Cohobate — Co ho*bate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cohobated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cohobating}.] [LL. cohobare; prob. of Arabic origin: cf. F. cohober.] (Anc. Chem.) To repeat the distillation of, pouring the liquor back upon the matter remaining in the vessel.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cohobating — Cohobate Co ho*bate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cohobated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cohobating}.] [LL. cohobare; prob. of Arabic origin: cf. F. cohober.] (Anc. Chem.) To repeat the distillation of, pouring the liquor back upon the matter remaining in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cohobate — cohobation, n. cohobator, n. /koh hoh bayt /, v.t., cohobated, cohobating. Pharm. to distill again from the same or a similar substance, as by pouring a distilled liquid back upon the matter remaining in the vessel, or upon another mass of… … Universalium
cohobate — /ˈkoʊhoʊbeɪt/ (say kohhohbayt) verb (t) (cohobated, cohobating) to distil again from the same or a similar substance, as a distilled liquid poured back upon the matter remaining in the vessel, or upon another mass of similar matter. {Medieval… …
cohobate — [kō′hō bāt΄] vt. cohobated, cohobating [< pp. of ModL cohobare, orig. to give a darker color to (a distilled liquid) < Ar qohba, brownish color] to redistill (a distillate) one or more times … English World dictionary
