Dictionary Entry
distillation
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/dɪstɪˈleɪʃən/Word FrequencyUncommon (3.68)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.
In a Sentence
“Distillation is a common method used in chemistry labs to separate and purify liquids.”
Published Usage Examples
“The process of separating a mixture of volatile substances by distillation is known as _fractional distillation_.”
“As the canal passing into the mountain runs over the beds of coals, and under the reservoir of petroleum, it appears that a _natural distillation_ of this fossil in the bowels of the earth must have taken place at some early period of the world, similar to the artificial distillation of coal, which has many years been”
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Origin
Latin, from distillare ('to drip')
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