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distill
Found in thesaurus: better, ameliorate, meliorate, improve, amend, change, make, create, flux, liquefy, liquify, exudate, transude, exude, ooze out, ooze
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distill
v.
purify a liquid by condensing it; extract an essence; make whiskey; drip
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Distillation
Distillation is a process of separating the component substances from a liquid mixture by selective evaporation and condensation. Distillation may result in essentially complete separation (nearly pure components), or it may be a partial separation that increases the concentration of selected components of the mixture. In either case the process exploits differences in the volatility of mixture's components. In industrial chemistry, distillation is a unit operation of practically universal importance, but it is a physical separation process and not a chemical reaction.
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distill
Verb
1. remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"
(synonym) purify, sublimate, make pure
(hypernym) better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
(hyponym) refine, rectify
(verb-group) distil
(derivation) distillate, distillation
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
2. undergo the process of distillation
(synonym) distil
(hypernym) change
(verb-group) extract, distil
(derivation) distillate, distillation
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
3. extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound"
(synonym) extract, distil
(hypernym) make, create
(hyponym) moonshine
(verb-group) distil
(derivation) distillate, distillation
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
4. undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature"
(synonym) condense, distil
(hypernym) liquefy, flux, liquify
(verb-group) condense
(derivation) distillate, distillation
5. give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound"
(synonym) distil
(hypernym) exude, exudate, transude, ooze out, ooze
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Distill
(v. t.)
To subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc.
To subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc.
(v. t.)
To obtain by distillation; to extract by distillation, as spirits, essential oil, etc.; to rectify; as, to distill brandy from wine; to distill alcoholic spirits from grain; to distill essential oils from flowers, etc.; to distill fresh water from sea water.
To obtain by distillation; to extract by distillation, as spirits, essential oil, etc.; to rectify; as, to distill brandy from wine; to distill alcoholic spirits from grain; to distill essential oils from flowers, etc.; to distill fresh water from sea water.
(v. t.)
To let fall or send down in drops.
To let fall or send down in drops.
(v. t.)
To dissolve or melt.
To dissolve or melt.
(n. & v)
To practice the art of distillation.
To practice the art of distillation.
(n. & v)
To flow gently, or in a small stream.
To flow gently, or in a small stream.
(n. & v)
To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.
To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.
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distill
Synonyms and related words:
aerate, aerify, atomize, boil, bolt, bootleg, brew, carbonate, chlorinate, clarify, clear, concentrate, condense, decoct, decrassify, depurate, dribble, drip, dripple, drop, edulcorate, elute, emit, essentialize, etherify, etherize, evaporate, exhale, express, extract, filter, filtrate, fluidize, fractionate, fume, fumigate, gasify, give off, gurgle, hydrogenate, infuse, leach, leak, leak out, lixiviate, melt down, moonlight, moonshine, narrow, oversimplify, oxygenate, percolate, perfume, press out, purify, rectify, reduce, reduce to elements, reek, refine, render, screen, seep, seethe, send out, separate, sieve, sift, simmer, simplify, smoke, soak, spiritualize, spray, spurtle, steam, steep, stew, strain, streamline, strip down, sublimate, sublime, sweat, trickle, trill, try, vaporize, volatilize, weep, winnow, wring, wring out
aerate, aerify, atomize, boil, bolt, bootleg, brew, carbonate, chlorinate, clarify, clear, concentrate, condense, decoct, decrassify, depurate, dribble, drip, dripple, drop, edulcorate, elute, emit, essentialize, etherify, etherize, evaporate, exhale, express, extract, filter, filtrate, fluidize, fractionate, fume, fumigate, gasify, give off, gurgle, hydrogenate, infuse, leach, leak, leak out, lixiviate, melt down, moonlight, moonshine, narrow, oversimplify, oxygenate, percolate, perfume, press out, purify, rectify, reduce, reduce to elements, reek, refine, render, screen, seep, seethe, send out, separate, sieve, sift, simmer, simplify, smoke, soak, spiritualize, spray, spurtle, steam, steep, stew, strain, streamline, strip down, sublimate, sublime, sweat, trickle, trill, try, vaporize, volatilize, weep, winnow, wring, wring out
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