aq. dest.
Americanabbreviation
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.
From The Bag of Diamonds by Fenn, George Manville
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