distilled water

American  

noun

1. water from which impurities, as dissolved salts and colloidal particles, have been removed by one or more processes of distillation; chemically pure water.

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Etymology

Origin of distilled water

First recorded in 1495–1505

Example Sentences

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

I would take fifteen drops from the base formula—which was kept in Mother’s sewing cupboard, where it would not be used or polluted—and add them to a small bottle of distilled water.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover