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Webster 1913 Edition
Distillation
Disˊtil-la′tion
(dĭsˊtĭl-lā′shŭn)
, Noun.
[F.
distillation
, L. destillatio
.] 1.
The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.
2.
That which falls in drops.
[R.]
Johnson
3.
(Chem.)
The separation of the volatile parts of a substance from the more fixed; specifically, the operation of driving off gas or vapor from volatile liquids or solids, by heat in a retort or still, and the condensation of the products as far as possible by a cool receiver, alembic, or condenser; rectification; vaporization; condensation;
as, the
. distillation
of illuminating gas and coal, of alcohol from sour mash, or of boric acid in steam☞ The evaporation of water, its condensation into clouds, and its precipitation as rain, dew, frost, snow, or hail, is an illustration of natural distillation.
4.
The substance extracted by distilling.
Shak.
Destructive distillation
(Chem.)
, the distillation, especially of complex solid substances, so that the ultimate constituents are separated or evolved in new compounds, – usually requiring a high degree of heat;
– as, the
. destructive distillation
of soft coal or of woodDry distillation
, the distillation of substances by themselves, or without the addition of water or of other volatile solvent;
– as, the
. dry distillation
of citric acidFractional distillation
. (Chem.)
See under
Fractional
.Webster 1828 Edition
Distillation
DISTILLATION
,Noun.
1.
The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring or throwing down in drops.2.
The vaporization and subsequent condensation of a liquid by means of an alembic, or still and refrigeratory, or of a retort and receiver; the operation of extracting spirit from a substance by evaporation and condensation; rectification.3.
The substance extracted by distilling.4.
That which falls in drops.Definition 2024
distillation
distillation
See also: distillâtion
English
Noun
distillation (countable and uncountable, plural distillations)
- The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.
- That which falls in drops.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Johnson to this entry?)
- (chemistry, chemical engineering) The separation of the volatile parts of a substance from the more fixed; specifically, the operation of driving off gas or vapor from volatile liquids or solids, by heat in a retort or still, and the condensation of the products as far as possible by a cool receiver, alembic, or condenser; rectification; vaporization; condensation; as, the distillation of illuminating gas and coal, of alcohol from sour mash, or of boric acid in steam.
- The substance extracted by distilling.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, III. v. 104:
- to be stopped in, like a strong distillation, with stinking / clothes that fretted in their own grease.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, III. v. 104:
Translations
falling in drips (act)
falling in drops (thing)
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separation of a substance
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