Definition of distillation. Meaning of distillation. Synonyms of distillation

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Definition of distillation

Distillation
Distillation Dis`til*la"tion, n. [F. distillation, L. destillatio.] 1. The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops. 2. That which falls in drops. [R.] --Johnson 3. (Chem.) The separation of the volatile parts of a substance from the more fixed; specifically, the operation of driving off gas or vapor from volatile liquids or solids, by heat in a retort or still, and the condensation of the products as far as possible by a cool receiver, alembic, or condenser; rectification; vaporization; condensation; as, the distillation of illuminating gas and coal, of alcohol from sour mash, or of boric acid in steam. Note: The evaporation of water, its condensation into clouds, and its precipitation as rain, dew, frost, snow, or hail, is an illustration of natural distillation. 4. The substance extracted by distilling. --Shak. Destructive distillation (Chem.), the distillation, especially of complex solid substances, so that the ultimate constituents are separated or evolved in new compounds, -- usually requiring a high degree of heat; as, the destructive distillation of soft coal or of wood. Dry distillation, the distillation of substances by themselves, or without the addition of water or of other volatile solvent; as, the dry distillation of citric acid. Fractional distillation. (Chem.) See under Fractional.

Meaning of distillation from wikipedia

- distillation is a method of separating mixture s based on differences in volatility of components in a boiling liquid mixture.
- continuous distillation, a form of distillation , is an ongoing separation in which a mixture is continuously (without interruption) fed
- vacuum distillation is a method of distillation whereby the pressure above the liquid mixture to be distilled is reduced to less than its
- (i.e., concentrating by distillation ) ethanol produced by means of fermenting grain, fruit, or vegetables this excludes undistilled
- a fractionating column or fractionation column is an essential item used in the distillation of liquid mixtures so as to separate the
- distillation is the second album by musician erin mckeown . it was released via signature sounds in 2000. track listing ': 'queen of quiet
- distillation is a 1997 compilation album released by wishbone ash . the album's fourth disc is comprised solely of live recordings
- fractional distillation is the separation of a mixture into its component parts , or fractions , such as in separating chemical compound s
- steam distillation is a special type of distillation (a separation process ) for temperature sensitive materials like natural aromatic
- batch distillation refers to the use of distillation in batches, meaning that a mixture is distilled to separate it into its component