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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•til•la•tion /ˌdɪstəlˈeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Chemistrythe process of distilling.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•til•la•tion (dis′tl ā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - Chemistrythe volatilization or evaporation and subsequent condensation of a liquid, as when water is boiled in a retort and the steam is condensed in a cool receiver.
- Chemistrythe purification or concentration of a substance, the obtaining of the essence or volatile properties contained in it, or the separation of one substance from another, by such a process.
- Chemistrya product of distilling; distillate.
- Chemistrythe act or fact of distilling or the state of being distilled.
- Latin distillātiōn- (stem of distillātiō), equivalent. to distillāt(us) distillate + -iōn- -ion
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- Middle English distillacioun (1350–1400
dis•til•la•to•ry (di stil′ə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation dis•til•la•tive (di stil′ə tiv),USA pronunciation adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: distillation /ˌdɪstɪˈleɪʃən/ n - the act, process, or product of distilling
- the process of evaporating or boiling a liquid and condensing its vapour
- purification or separation of mixture by using different evaporation rates or boiling points of their components
- the process of obtaining the essence or an extract of a substance, usually by heating it in a solvent
- another name for distillate
- a concentrated essence
disˈtillatory adj |