AQUAE DESTILLATAE
\ˈakwiː dˈɛstɪlˌatiː], \ˈakwiː dˈɛstɪlˌatiː], \ˈa_k_w_iː d_ˈɛ_s_t_ɪ_l_ˌa_t_iː]\
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These are made by putting vegetable substances, as roses, mint, pennyroyal, into a still with water, and drawing off as much as is found to possess the aromatic properties of the plant. To every gallon of the distilled water, 5 oz. of spirit should be added to preserve it.
By Robley Dunglison