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distillment

distillment

8.5
A strong smelling liquid made by boiling plants and collecting the liquid for flavor or perfume
  • noun
  • /dɪˈstɪlmənt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : destilado
  • A single bottle of rose distillment can scent hundreds of perfumes.

Examples

  • She uses a special distillment of lavender for her soaps.

  • Ancient healers often relied on herbal distillment for their medicinal remedies.

  • The chef used a drop of distillment to enhance the flavor of the dessert.

  • The chef added a few drops of distillment to enhance the flavor.

  • The chef used a drop of distillment to enhance the flavor of the dessert.

  • Ancient healers often relied on herbal distillment for their medicinal remedies.

  • A single bottle of rose distillment can scent hundreds of perfumes.

Synonyms

distillate
vsdistillment
  • Specialized
3 7.7

A clear liquid collected when a substance is boiled and the steam is cooled

is a concentrated aromatic extract used for flavor perfume or medicinal purposes

How Concentrated

essential oil
14 3.7
distillment
  • Archaic
8.5
extract
44 3.5
flavoring
  • US
16 1.1

Surface Forms

distillment singular
distillments plural

Morphology

distillment = distill (semi-transparent) = distill + ment

The formation with '-ment' could denote the product/result of distilling, but this specific sense (a concentrated aromatic extract) is less prototypical and the form 'distillment' is rare compared with 'distillate' or 'essential oil'.

Etymology

Distillment comes from Latin distillare meaning 'to drip down', and the tiny drops from a still often hold the strongest smell or flavour. So a distillment can be the concentrated extract or aroma made by that process.