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DISTILLATE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling

Synonyms:

distillate; distillation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("distillate" is a kind of...):

liquid (a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure)

Derivation:

distill (undergo the process of distillation)

distill (extract by the process of distillation)

distill (undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops)

distill (remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation)

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