distillation

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English distillacioun, from Anglo-Norman distillacioun, from Latin distīllātiōnem, accusative of distīllātiō.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪstɪˈleɪʃən/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun[edit]

distillation (countable and uncountable, plural distillations)

  1. The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.
  2. That which falls in drops.
  3. (chemistry, chemical engineering) The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.
    1. Purification through repeated or continuous distilling; rectification.
    2. (petroleum) Separation into specific hydrocarbon groups; fractionation.
  4. The substance extracted by distilling.

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Noun[edit]

distillation f (plural distillations)

  1. distillation

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