distillation
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5.9
- noun
- /ˌdɪstəˈleɪʃən/
- Specialized
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destilación
- The fermented wash is then moved to a distillation column where the alcohol and the spent wash are separated.
- distillation process
- distillation chamber
- steam distillation
You can get rid of forever chemicals by all water filtration systems that use distillation that distill the water.
- You can get rid of forever chemicals by all water filtration systems that use distillation that distill the water.
- And with some simple tools, a few buckets, things that you can carve, you can make an improvised distillation set up in the woods too.
Examples
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I am doing a steam distillation.
Fiction book (1994) -
Essential oils are usually made by distillation: i.e., you need a still to make them.
Blog text (10) -
Exclusive distillation process has never left the farm.
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These filters are the last in line in the distillation process.
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That's the distillation tower where we separate crude oil into lighter products.
Fiction book (1996) -
The invention of distillation, which had reached Europe in the Middle Ages, radically changed humanity's relationship with alcohol.
Academic text (2004) -
The process typically involves fermentation of diluted cane molasses and separation of alcohol by distillation using batch or continuous processes.
Academic text (2001) -
To make pisco, producers crush and juice Muscat grapes before fermentation and distillation (historically in a copper still, Figure 2).
Academic text (2011) -
The distillation process removes impurities from the liquid, resulting in a clear, pure substance.
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After the distillation of the liquid, we collected the purified water in a separate container.
Synonyms
To purify a liquid by boiling it and collecting the steam that turns back into liquid
Compounds
- Specialized
Heating a solid material without air so it breaks down and makes gases and liquids that you collect
- Specialized
A process that separates a liquid mixture into parts by heating and cooling using their different boiling points
How Thorough
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Distillation comes from the Latin distillare, made of dis- 'down' and stillare 'to drip'. Imagine heating a liquid so the steam cools and clean drops fall into a container, and that picture shows why distillation means the process of purifying a liquid.