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distillation — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • distillation noun The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.

Senses

distillation is used for these senses in English:

  • distillation (chemistry, chemical engineering) The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.

distillation — full definition

  1. noun The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.
  2. noun That which falls in drops.
  3. noun The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.
  4. noun Purification through repeated or continuous distilling; rectification.