Glossary
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Glossary
Conductivity
is the ability of a conductive chemical substance or mixture
of substances to conduct or transfer energy or other sub-
stances or particles in space.
Distilled water
From the Latin aqua destillata; also referred to as aqua
dest; water which to a great extent is free from salts, or-
ganic material and micro-organisms, is produced from nor-
mal tap water or pre-cleaned water through the process of
distillation (evaporation and subsequent condensation).
Distilled water is used, for example, as feed water for
steam sterilizers.