Definition of Distillment

1. Noun. The process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors.

Exact synonyms: Distillation
Generic synonyms: Action, Activity, Natural Action, Natural Process
Derivative terms: Distill, Distill, Distill, Distill, Distill

Definition of Distillment

1. n. Distillation; the substance obtained by distillation.

Definition of Distillment

1. Noun. The extract produced by distillation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Distillment

distillated
distillates
distillation
distillation chaser
distillations
distillatories
distillatory
distilled
distilled water
distiller
distilleries
distillers
distillers' dried grains
distillery
distilling
distillment (current term)
distillments
distills
distils
distinct
distincter
distinctest
distinction
distinction without a difference
distinctions
distinctions without a difference
distinctive
distinctive feature
distinctively
distinctiveness

Literary usage of Distillment

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass (1855)
"... of that election reveals, with great clearness, the extent to which slavery has shot its leprous distillment through the life-blood of the nation. ..."

2. Life and Times of Frederick Douglass: His Early Life as a Slave, His Escape by Frederick Douglass (2001)
"The history of that election reveals with great clearness the extent to which slavery has "shot its leprous distillment" through the life blood of the ..."

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