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aq. dest.

American  

abbreviation

  1. (in prescriptions) distilled water.


Etymology

Origin of aq. dest.

From Latin aqua dēstillāta

Example Sentences

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Rich glanced at it, saw that it was labelled aq. dest., and filled up the medicine-bottle, the boy handing the cork, and then gazing sympathetically in the pain-drawn face before him.

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