cohobate

[ koh-hoh-beyt ]

verb (used with object)

, Pharmacology.

, co·ho·bat·ed, co·ho·bat·ing.

1. to distill again from the same or a similar substance, as by pouring a distilled liquid back upon the matter remaining in the vessel, or upon another mass of similar matter.

cohobate

/ ˈkəʊhəʊˌbeɪt /

verb

1. tr pharmacol to redistil (a distillate), esp by allowing it to mingle with the remaining matter

Other Words From

• coho·bation noun
• coho·bator noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cohobate¹

1635–45; < New Latin cohobātus (past participle of cohobāre ), equivalent to kohob repetition (Paracelsian term, perhaps < dialectal Arabic kaʿab second) + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of cohobate¹

C17: from New Latin cohobāre, perhaps from Arabic ka`aba to repeat an action