| 单词 | distillation |
| 释义 | distillation —distillatory /di stil"euh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/, distillative /di stil"euh tiv/, adj. /dis'tl ay"sheuhn/, n. 1. the 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. 2. the 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. 3. a product of distilling; distillate. 4. the act or fact of distilling or the state of being distilled. [1350-1400; ME distillacioun ( < AF) < L distillation- (s. of distillatio), equiv. to distillat(us) DISTILLATE + -ion- -ION] |
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