distillation
1. the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors (Freq. 3) • Syn: distillment • Derivationally related forms: distill (for: distillment), distill • Hypernyms: natural process, natural action, action, activity 2. a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling • Syn: distillate • Derivationally related forms: distill, distill (for: distillate) • Hypernyms: liquid
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