Definitions for distillation

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distillation dis·til·la·tion

Spelling: [dis-tl-ey-shuh n]

IPA: /ˌdɪs tlˈeɪ ʃən/

Distillation is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 621 anagrams from letters in distillation (adiiillnostt).

Definitions for distillation

noun

1. the volatilization or evaporation and subsequent condensation of a liquid, as when water is boiled in a retort and the steam is condensed in a cool receiver.
2. the purification or concentration of a substance, the obtaining of the essence or volatile properties contained in it, or the separation of one substance from another, by such a process.
3. a product of distilling; distillate.
4. the act or fact of distilling or the state of being distilled.

Origin of distillation

1350-1400; Middle English distillacioun (Anglo-French) Latin distillātiōn- (stem of distillātiō), equivalent to distillāt(us) distillate + -iōn- Examples for distillation

It boils at about 950° and can therefore be purified by distillation.

They brag that they focus their “complete attention on executing each step of the distillation process.”

To produce deliciously smooth drams of single malt, the region has refined the ancient art of distillation.

The low wine then goes through a second distillation phase in a smaller spirit still—but more on that in a moment.

They are separated by distillation at different temperatures.

But the copper performs another important function: working as a catalyst in the distillation process.

Desert Golfing is the distillation of Angry Birds into its purest essence.

These two compounds are gases and are formed in the distillation of wood and bones.

This represents the process of distillation of country liquor.

Yes, but not exhaustion, for I was only able to perform the distillation once.