单词 | distillation |
释义 | distillation (once / 4667 pages) n When you heat water into steam that then is converted back into water, you are putting it through a process of distillation: purification by boiling and condensing vapors. Distillation is a process of purification. Air and water are distilled to make them cleaner. Crude oil is distilled so that it can be used for various commercial purposes. Distillation involves a process of first heating to create vapor and then cooling to convert that vapor back to liquid form. Distillation is also the simplification of an argument to its most clear state. The distillation of an argument involves boiling it down so it's easy to understand. WORD FAMILYdistillation: distillations+/distill: distillate, distillation, distilled, distiller, distillery, distilling, distillment, distills/distillate: distillates/distiller: distillers/distillery: distilleries/distillment: distillments USAGE EXAMPLESThe commercial is a distillation of McConaugheyism disguised as an enticement to drink. New York Times(Dec 08, 2016) A distillation of a lifetime’s research and writing, by the Oxford academic who also created freespeechdebate.com. Economist(Dec 08, 2016) Along with thoughts of leave-taking, late style is sometimes associated with a kind of distillation down to what matters most. Seattle Times(Dec 04, 2016) 1n the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors Syn|Hyper distillment action, activity, natural action, natural process a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) 2n a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling Syn|Hyper distillate liquid a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure |
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