Lexic.us

Definition of Distillation

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

2. Noun. A purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling.

Definition of Distillation

1. n. The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.

Definition of Distillation

1. Noun. The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops. ¹

2. Noun. That which falls in drops. ¹

3. Noun. (chemistry) 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. ¹

4. Noun. The substance extracted by distilling. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Distillation

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Medical Definition of Distillation

1. A lab technique used to purify a substance, to remove a solvent (a liquid that a substance is dissolved in) from the substance, or to separate two or more components in a liquid mixture. Ideally, this is done by taking advantage of the fact that the different chemicals have different boiling points. The temperature is raised so the chemical with the lowest boiling point boils first, its vapor is shunted out of the flask and towards a different container, and then it is cooled so that it condenses back into a (more purified) liquid. The temperature can then be raised to boil the next chemical, etc., until only the chemical with the highest boiling point remains in the original container. (11 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Distillation

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Literary usage of Distillation

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

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1896)
"Especially is this the case when the distillation is carried on rapidly, and also when the contents of the distillation flask has a tendency to " bump. ..."

2. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"The distillation was recommenced, and fractions were collected in ... The distillation was continued in a similar manner until, after addition of the ..."

3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1882)
"Of distillation, what it is. Chapter 21. Of Beanes and the distillation thereof. Chapter 22. Of Cherries and their distillation. Chapter 23. ..."

4. Standard methods of chemical analysis: A Manual of Analytical Methods and by Wilfred Welday Scott (1917)
"Selenium distills as selenium chloride into R, while tellurium remains in the distillation flask. During the distillation, SO2 gas is passed into R, ..."

5. Methods of Practical Hygiene by Karl Bernhard Lehmann (1893)
"Distillation.—Volatile bodies may be completely separated from the non-volatile by distillation, and readily volatile liquids may be, ..."

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