单词 | distillable |
释义 | distillableadj.n. A. adj. Capable of being distilled (literal and figurative). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [adjective] > of or relating to named chemical reactions or processes > of or relating to distillation > capable of being distillable1611 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Distillable, distillable; fit or apt to be distilled. a1691 R. Boyle Wks. (1772) II. 225 (R.) Much of the obtained liquor coming from the distillable concretes. 1837 Penny Cycl. IX. 24/2 Distillable alcohol. 1851 T. Carlyle Life J. Sterling i. iii. 31 Two..octavos; stray copies of which..may one day become distillable into a drop of History. Something that may be distilled. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1669 W. Simpson Hydrologia Chymica 163 Which..gives, amongst other distillables, that fetid empyreumatick oyl. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < adj.n.1611 |
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