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Definition of distillation - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
lab methodTECH. process of purifying a liquid by heating and coolingTECH.
- The distillation of water removes impurities..
2.
figurativeact of extracting the essential meaning or most important aspects of something
- His speech was a distillation of his years of experience..
3.
final substanceTECH. product obtained from distillingTECH.
- The distillation yielded a clear liquid.
Expressions with distillation
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heating material in absence of air to decompose it
Destructive distillation of coal produces coke and gas.
heating material without air, yielding gas, liquid and solid products
Charcoal is made by dry distillation of wood.
process separating liquid mixture by boiling points
Fractional distillation separates crude oil into useful products.
distillation under reduced pressure to lower boiling point
Vacuum distillation is essential in refining crude oil.
Origin of distillation
Latin, distillare (to drip down) + -tion (action or process)
Terms with distillation included in their meaning
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alcohol
person who makes alcoholic drinks by distillation
distillation
device for distilling liquids
chemistry
substance left after evaporation or distillation
industry
black tar from coal distillation for industrial use
chemistry
device used for distillation processes
chemistry
related to the process of distillation
distillation
portion of spirit lost to evaporation during aging
coal tar derivative
chemical compound derived from distillation of coal tar
chemistry
separate substances by distillation or crystallization
whisky distillation
apparatus for distilling whisky with direct heat application
chemistry
hypothetical stage in distillation where vapor and liquid reach equilibrium
chemistry
vessel collecting distillate in distillation
brewing
residue after brewing or distillation
chemistry
purify a substance by distillation
chemistry
flask with a long neck for distillation
chemistry
coiled distillation tube
coal processing
destructive distillation of coal in coke ovens
substance
dark sticky substance from pine wood distillation
distillation
grain mash for distilling whiskey with new and old mash
alcohol production
last fraction obtained during alcohol distillation
metaphorical
something that refines or transmutes as if by distillation
historical chemistry
early apparatus for distillation with two retorts
coal processing
destructive distillation of coal in coke ovens
energy
crude oil from coal distillation
Examples of distillation in a sentence
The lab conducted a distillation to obtain pure ethanol. The book is a distillation of ancient wisdom. Her summary was a distillation of the entire report. The distillation was stored in a glass container. After distillation, the substance was much purer.
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- French:distillation, synthèse, ...
- German:Destillation, Destillat, ...
- Italian:distillazione, essenza, ...
- Spanish:destilación, esencia, ...
- Portuguese:destilação, essência, ...
- Chinese:蒸馏, 精华提取, ...
- Japanese:蒸留, 要約, ...
- Arabic:تَقْطِير, خلاصة, ...
- Hebrew:זִיקּוּק, תַּמְצִית, ...
- Russian:дистилляция, дистиллят, ...
- Ukrainian:дистиляція, виділення суті, ...
- Hindi:आसवन, निचोड़, ...
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