distill has definitions from the field of chemistry
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[ verb ] (chemistry) undergo distillation; of liquids

Synonyms

distil

Used in print

(Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)

The mixture was then extracted with alkali and with water following which the carbon_tetrachloride was distilled on a Vigreux column , a 25 % center cut being retained which was then degassed under vacuum in the presence of * * f .

This chlorine carbon_tetrachloride solution was illuminated for a day following which the flask was resealed onto a vacuum system and the excess chlorine distilled off .

The required amount of carbon_tetrachloride was distilled into a series of reaction cells on a manifold on a vacuum line .

Related terms

change

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[ verb ] (chemistry) remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation

Examples

"purify the water"

Used in print

(Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)

It was then distilled at_least three times from a trap at_- 78 ` to a liquid_air trap with only a small middle fraction being retained in each distillation .

The reactants for the gas phase experiments were first frozen_out in a side arm attached to the manifold and then allowed to distill slowly into the manifold of pre-cooled reaction cells before sealing_off .

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[ verb ] (chemistry) extract by the process of distillation

Synonyms

extract distil

Examples

"distill the essence of this compound"

Used in print

(Norman Kent, "The Watercolor Art of Roy M. Mason"...)

Living with his watercolors is a vicarious experience of seeing nature distilled through the eyes of a sensitive interpretor , a breath and breadth of the outdoor world to help man honor the Creator of it all .

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[ verb ] give off (a liquid)

Synonyms

distil

Examples

"The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound"

Related terms

exude

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[ verb ] undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops

Synonyms

condense distil

Examples

"water condenses" "The acid distills at a specific temperature"

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[ verb ] (chemistry) transform by distillation; of liquids

Synonyms

distil

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