蒸留 — meaning in English

English meaning

• distil verb To exude (a liquid) in small drops; also, to give off (a vapour) which condenses in small drops.
• distillation noun The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.

Senses

蒸留 is used for these senses in English:

• distil To heat (a substance, usually a liquid) so that a vapour is produced, and then to cool the vapour so that it condenses back into a liquid, either to purify the original substance or to obtain one of its components; to subject to distillation.
• distillation (chemistry, chemical engineering) The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.

distil — full definition

1. verb To exude (a liquid) in small drops; also, to give off (a vapour) which condenses in small drops.
2. verb To impart (information, etc.) in small quantities; to infuse.
3. verb To heat (a substance, usually a liquid) so that a vapour is produced, and then to cool the vapour so that it condenses back into a liquid, either to purify the original substance or to obtain one of its components; to subject to distillation.
4. verb Followed by off or out: to expel (a volatile substance) from something by distillation.

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.