Distillation

noun

/dɪstɪˈleɪʃən/

Word Frequency: 2.4

Definitions

1.nounThe act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.

2.nounThat which falls in drops.

3.noun(chemical engineering) The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.

4.nounThe substance extracted by distilling.

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