distilled water
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of distilled water
First recorded in 1495–1505
Example Sentences
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The animals received oral doses of flavanols at 25 mg/kg or 50 mg/kg of body weight, while a control group was given distilled water.
From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026
One innovation was using graphene nanofluid rather than distilled water to transfer the heat.
From BBC • May 19, 2025
Ovation used hydrogen peroxide, rather than distilled water, during the incubation process and relied on “inexperienced, cheap, unqualified, and untrained employees to cut corners and maximize profits,” the suit says.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2024
The CDC recommends using boiled, sterile or distilled water.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2024
Then he swirled the Q-Tip in a test tube full of distilled water and capped the tube.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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