Distillation

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The evaporation and subsequent collection of a liquid by condensation as a means of purification: the distillation of water.
  • n. The extraction of the volatile components of a mixture by the condensation and collection of the vapors that are produced as the mixture is heated: petroleum distillation.
  • n. A distillate.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.
  • n. That which falls in drops.
  • n. The separation of the volatile parts of a substance from the more fixed; specifically, the operation of driving off gas or vapor from volatile liquids or solids, by heat in a retort or still, and the condensation of the products as far as possible by a cool receiver, alembic, or condenser; rectification; vaporization; condensation; as, the distillation of illuminating gas and coal, of alcohol from sour mash, or of boric acid in steam.
  • n. The substance extracted by distilling.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.
  • n. That which falls in drops.
  • n. The separation of the volatile parts of a substance from the more fixed; specifically, the operation of driving off gas or vapor from volatile liquids or solids, by heat in a retort or still, and the condensation of the products as far as possible by a cool receiver, alembic, or condenser; rectification; vaporization; condensation.
  • n. The substance extracted by distilling.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of distilling, or of falling in drops; a producing or shedding in drops.
  • n. The volatilization and subsequent condensation of a liquid by means of an alembic, a still and refrigeratory, or a retort and receiver; the operation of obtaining the spirit, essence, or essential oil of a substance by the evaporation and condensation of the liquid in which it has been macerated; rectification; in the widest sense, the whole process of extracting the essential principle of a substance.
  • n. The substance extracted by distilling.
  • n. That which falls in drops, as in nasal catarrh.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors
  • n. a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    natural process    action    activity    natural action    liquid   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    rectification    vaporization    condensation   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Alsatian    Americanization    Appalachian    Balkanization    Christianization   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    crystallization    filtration    fractionation    evaporation    extraction   
     
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