cohobate (third-person singular simple present cohobates, present participle cohobating, simple past and past participle cohobated)
(chemistry, alchemy) To treat a material with a boiling liquid and repeatedly return the distillate.
cohobate (plural cohobates)
The concentrated distillate so formed
Source: Wiktionary
Co`ho*bate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cohobated; p. pr. & vb. n. Cohobating.] Etym: [LL. cohobare; prob. of Arabic origin: cf. F. cohober.] (Anc. Chem.)
Definition: To repeat the distillation of, pouring the liquor back upon the matter remaining in the vessel. Arbuthnot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
