英语词汇“distillable”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

distil or (N American) distill /di-stilˈ/

intransitive verb

distillˈing

distilledˈ

To fall in drops

To flow gently

To evaporate and condense again

To use a still

transitive verb

To let fall or cause to fall in drops

To convert from liquid into vapour by heat, and then to condense again

To extract as an essence or concentrate by evaporation and condensation

To accumulate or amass little by little in pure form (figurative)

To reduce to essentials by sorting and sifting (figurative)

ORIGIN: OFr distiller, with substitution of prefix, from L dēstillāre, -ātum, from dē down, and stillāre to drop, from stilla a drop

distillˈable adjective

disˈtilland noun

That which is to be, or is being, distilled

disˈtillāte noun

The product of distillation

distillāˈtion noun

The process of distilling or its product

distillˈatory adjective

Of or for distilling

distillˈer noun

distillˈery noun

A place where distilling, esp of alcoholic spirits, is carried on

distillˈing noun

distilˈment noun (Shakespeare)

That which is distilled

distilled water noun

Water purified by distillation

destructive distillation

The collection of volatile matters released when a substance is destroyed by heat in a closed vessel (as coal is when making gas)

fractional distillation

The separation by distilling of liquids having different boiling points, the heat being gradually increased and the receiver changed

vacuum distillation

Distillation under reduced pressure (effecting a lowering of the boiling point)