distillation has definitions from the field of chemistry
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[ noun ] (chemistry) the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors

Synonyms

distillment

Used in print

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

And like this English master , Mason realizes his subjects in large , simplified masses which , though they seem effortless , are in_reality the result of skilled design born of hard work and a thorough distillation of the natural form that inspired them .

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[ noun ] (chemistry) a liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling

Synonyms

distillate

Related terms

liquid purify condense distill

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