distillation

C2 Topic:Chemistry

US /ˌdɪstɪˈleɪʃən/ UK /dɪstɪˈleɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #58799

Meanings

1

noun
The process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing the vapor.

The distillation of seawater can produce fresh drinking water.
2

noun
The pure essence or concentrated result extracted from something.

The poem is a distillation of years of grief and hope.

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Synonyms

2 noun · the pure essence or... distillate

Word family

Forms distillations

Derived forms bidistillationcodistillationcryodistillationhydrodistillationmicrodistillationpredistillationredistillation

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Phrases (1)

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destructive distillation
heating a solid in a closed vessel and collecting the substances released

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle English distillacioun, from Anglo-Norman distillacioun, from Latin distīllātiōnem, accusative of distīllātiō.

distillacioun Middle English distīllātiōnem Latin

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Chemistry Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# distillation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌdɪstɪˈleɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪstɪˈleɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 58799

## Meanings
1. The process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing the vapor.
2. The pure essence or concentrated result extracted from something.

## Examples
- The distillation of seawater can produce fresh drinking water.
- The poem is a distillation of years of grief and hope.

## Derived Forms
- bidistillation
- codistillation
- cryodistillation
- hydrodistillation
- microdistillation
- predistillation
- redistillation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: distillacioun
- Root: distīllātiōnem

## Etymology
From Middle English distillacioun, from Anglo-Norman distillacioun, from Latin distīllātiōnem, accusative of distīllātiō.

## AI Etymology
Distillation is from Middle English distillacioun, from Anglo-Norman distillacioun, from Latin distīllātiōnem, accusative of distīllātiō. Important recorded forms include distillacioun (Middle English), distillacioun (xno), and distīllātiōnem (Latin). Current senses include the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing the vapor and the pure essence or concentrated result extracted from something. The wider family includes derived forms such as bidistillation, codistillation, cryodistillation, hydrodistillation, and microdistillation.

## Topics
- Chemistry
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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