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DISTILLATION

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors

Synonyms:

distillation; distillment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

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

action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))

Derivation:

distill (undergo the process of distillation)

distill (extract by the process of distillation)

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

Sense 2

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

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