αποστάζω

See also: ἀποστάζω

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀποστάζω (fall drop by drop). Semantic loan from French distiller. Morphologically, from απο- (from) + στάζω (drip).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.poˈsta.zo/
  • Hyphenation: α‧πο‧στά‧ζω

Verb

αποστάζω • (apostázo) (past απόσταξα/απέσταξα, passive αποστάζομαι)

  1. (chemistry) to distil (UK), distill (US)

Conjugation

Further reading

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