distilled water

American  

noun

distilled waters plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• distilled waters
  plural

Etymology

Origin of distilled water

First recorded in 1495–1505

Example Sentences

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distilled water

They should use distilled water, never from the tap.

From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2026

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

Between every property, the team sanitized all soil collection equipment with distilled water and wipes, and changed gloves and boot covers — so that no potential toxins could accidentally track from one site to another.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2025

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