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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Rectificator

/(r?k"t?*f?*k?`t?r)/ · Rec·ti·fi·ca·tor · IPA
01 n. That which rectifies or refines; esp., a part of a distilling apparatus in which the more volatile portions are separated from the less vol…
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    That which rectifies or refines; esp., a part of a distilling apparatus in which the more volatile portions are separated from the less volatile by the process of evaporation and condensation; a rectifier.(Chem.)